Argentina coach Diego Maradona appealed to FIFA to extol the virtues of their Fair Play campaign during this summer's World Cup as his side prepare to get their campaign under way this weekend.

Maradona, who infamously scored with his hand against England during the 1986 World Cup quarter-final before going on to lift the trophy for Argentina, urged referees to "understand what fair play is" in a bid to get protection for players.

He said: "I think FIFA must definitely look for fair play. Those who don`t want to play clean football should go up into the stands. People want to watch football peacefully without violence."