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NEWS: Argentine soccer body AFA in turmoil over dirty money claims

A member of the Argentine Federal Police walks after seizing a printer from the Claudio Chiqui Tapia stadium, which belongs to the soccer team Barracas Central, during a raid, amid an investigation into alleged money laundering involving the Argentine Football Association. Picture: Reuters

By Leila Miller

IN March 2024, retired Argentine soccer star Carlos Tevez published a tweet, hinting at something suspicious going on in a Buenos Aires suburb. The treasurer of the Argentine Football Association, Tevez claimed, was making many trips to Pilar, where he implied the soccer official had buried bags of money and kept a collection of antique cars.

Coalicion Civica, a progressive political party, began investigating after Tevez’s post and filed a criminal complaint centered on a mystery villa in Pilar.

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