Argentine football association denies reports of its president's detention in the US
The Argentine Football Association (AFA) denied media reports that the organization's president Claudio Tapia and treasurer Pablo Toviggino were summoned to testify in an American court.
The association described this information as "completely untrue."
The AFA also stated that reports about the seizure of mobile phones and other electronic devices from the organization's leaders were untrue.
Earlier, a number of Argentine media outlets reported that FBI agents had allegedly detained Tapia before the Argentine national team's charter flight departed from New York and seized his electronic devices. However, the association explained that the subpoena was not addressed to Tapia or Toviggino but to a third party whose name was not disclosed. This individual is the one who must appear before a grand jury and, if necessary, provide documents and correspondence that may mention AFA representatives.
According to the Argentine publication Infobae, U.S. authorities are continuing an investigation into commercial contracts linked to the AFA worth more than $300 million. The review is part of a broader probe into the financial activities of Argentine football following December searches in a money laundering case.
