In the same line as the government of Javier Miley. Mauricio Macri This Saturday he questioned the leadership Claudio “Czech” Tapia In the Asian Football Confederation, amid the controversy surrounding the punishment applied to Juan Sebastian Veron and the Estudiantes team. “Czech is a product of decadence“The former president said in his statements Tennessee.
Macri stressed that Argentine football is going through “Deterioration processHe warned of the possible consequences in the medium term. We are going against what the whole world is doing. “We will continue to pay the consequences,” he added.
The former president’s statement came after the punishment imposed on Veron and his club became official, a measure that deepened internal tensions and stimulated reactions from various political figures. “Something as exciting and beautiful as football The day is immersed in darknessMacri said.
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Macri’s criticism comes in the midst of a conflict surrounding the president of the Argentine Football Association. The cruelest chapter erupted when the entity awarded the title of annual champion to Rosario Central, a decision that prompted the players of Estudiantes de la Plata to perform a “walk with their backs turned” as a sign of protest. This gesture caused a penalty to be imposed by the Asian Football Confederation.
The tension between Macri and Tapia is not recent, as he said at the time: “The Argentine Football Association has done weird populist things, like suspending relegation all the time and adding teams to the top flight.”
He added, “There is no competition, merit, fair play, or rules of the game. Football expresses what is happening in society. What Tapia did is unforgivable.”
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