Tag: AFA

Tuesday, December 20th 2022 - 09:17 UTC
World Champions land in Buenos Aires, have a busy partial holiday ahead

Aerolíneas Argentinas' Flight AR 1915 landed at Buenos Aires' Ezeiza international airport at around 2am Tuesday. First to step off the Airbus 330-200 was world football champions captain Lionel Messi holding the much-coveted World Cup won in Qatar o er France on penalties.
Saturday, August 11th 2018 - 10:33 UTC
Pep Guardiola furious with Argentina for linking him as possible coach of the national team

Pep Guardiola has rejected stories linking him to the vacant job as Argentina coach following the country's disappointing performance at the World Cup.
Wednesday, July 18th 2018 - 07:03 UTC
Argentine football team coach steps down following “mutual consent” with AFA

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) quietly announced that it had parted company with coach Jorge Sampaoli by “mutual consent,” following the national team's poor campaign in Russia.“Today the Argentine Football Association and Jorge Sampaoli agreed by mutual consent to bring to an end his position as head of the national team,” AFA said in a statement.
Friday, February 5th 2016 - 06:40 UTC
Argentine government creates registry to weed out hooligans from football

The Argentine government officially unveiled the National Registry for Admission to Football Matches. The measure was announced by the Security Ministry, which released a statement saying they “needed the cooperation from the clubs affiliated with the Argentine Football Association (AFA), who will bring us the names of the people who are not allowed to attend soccer matches.”
Thursday, June 25th 2015 - 07:36 UTC
Irish players deny receiving bribes not to injure Messi, as was reported by La Nacion

An Argentine newspaper has claimed that Irish players received bribes not to injure Lionel Messi at the opening game in the Aviva Stadium in 2010, but the story has been dismissed in the strongest possible terms by the Irish football association, FAI. According to La Nacion, a Fifa official was forced to go to extraordinary lengths to bring the Barcelona superstar and his team mates to Dublin.
Wednesday, June 24th 2015 - 07:35 UTC
Conmebol with no access to funds to pay for prizes and teams' lodgings

The current edition of the Americas Cup, the main football competition of South America organized every four years by the South American Football Confederation, Conmebol, and which this year is being hosted by Chile, apparently does not have the funds to pay for prizes and for the lodging of the twelve national teams involved.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 05:29 UTC
Maradona announce he intends to run for FIFA's presidency

Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has thrown his hat into the ring for the FIFA presidency, according to reports. Reuters quoted Uruguayan journalist and author Victor Hugo Morales saying that Maradona, 54, had revealed his plan on Sunday.
Friday, May 29th 2015 - 08:56 UTC
Argentine football and government pledge support for investigation and call for transparency

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) issued on Thursday a press release in support of the US led investigation into FIFA and called for transparency in football, adding it joins the efforts to investigate corruption in the sport.
Thursday, May 28th 2015 - 05:40 UTC
US formalizes extradition request of three Argentines allegedly involved in FIFA investigation

Argentina's foreign ministry confirmed late Wednesday that United States had officially requested the extradition of three Argentine citizens allegedly involved in the US Justice Department investigation into FIFA corrupt dealings.
Thursday, August 7th 2014 - 06:53 UTC
Argentine football has new president; HQ raided on court's order

Argentinos Juniors and interim Argentine Football Association president Luis Segura has been ratified in the AFA post until October 2015, as confirmed following the first meeting of the body's executive committee since the passing of late chief Julio Humberto Grondona.