Argentine football giant River Plate announced on Thursday that it will no longer attend Argentine Football Association Executive Committee meetings. The club cites disagreements over the running of Argentine football’s governing body as the main reason. The complaint named AFA president Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia, his right-hand man and AFA treasurer Pablo Toviggino, AFA general secretary Cristian Malaspina, and his predecessor, Víctor Blanco, as those summoned for questioning. Past disagreementsThis is not the first time River has taken distance from the AFA. Five years prior, River president and 1978 World Cup captain Daniel Passarella had a fiery fight with historic AFA boss Julio Humberto Grondona over referee designations, which many fans believe ended with River’s historic relegation that year.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald March 06, 2026 20:55 UTC