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Mysterious draw caps off another round of football power politics

14-01-2022 03:29 The body responsible for organising Argentina's top flight revealed Tuesday that despite its rather misleading name, the Copa Liga Profesional, which will run during the first half of 2022, would in fact be nothing of the sort.

by Dan Edwards

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Barracas Central win penalty shoot-out and promotion to Argentina's top flight

22-12-2021 11:54 Barracas Central were promoted to Argentina's top flight on Tuesday after defeating Quilmes on penalties after a scrappy scoreless play-off final.

FOOTBALL: MATCH-FIXING CLAIMS

Villa Dálmine lets 16 players go as spotlight falls on play-off defeat

03-12-2021 01:55 Second-tier side Villa Dálmine lets 16 players go in wake of play-off defeat to Barracas Central. Allegations of match-fixing emerge, or are the players being punished for a bad performance?

FIFA CHIEF IN ARGENTINA

Infantino: Biennial World Cup would stop clubs hogging money

18-10-2021 15:54 Speaking during a visit to Buenos Aires, FIFA President Gianni Infantino claimed on Monday his controversial plans to hold a World Cup every two years will help spread the funds football generates away from a handful of super clubs.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

Mascherano to take up youth development role with Albiceleste

07-01-2021 15:57 36-year-old and national team legend agrees to head up a new department focused on youth development, AFA announces.

Coronavirus pandemic

AFA confirms top-flight football in Argentina will return on October 30

15-10-2020 00:54 AFA chief Claudio Tapia confirms that top division teams will restart matches on October 30, after seven months without Argentine league football.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Claudio Tapia re-elected as AFA president for another term

21-05-2020 23:33 Media mogul Marcelo Tinelli, who also serves as president of San Lorenzo, elected director of the new Liga de Fútbol Profesional, which will replace the Superliga.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Old habits hard to shake as AFA regains control of top-flight football

21-05-2020 23:08 AFA President Claudio 'Chiqui' Tapia awarded fresh four-year term, as football governing body regains control of top-flight football, bringing in new Liga de Fútbol Profesional to replace Superliga.

by Dan Edwards

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

AFA’s attempt to be decisive only ends up being divisive

02-05-2020 09:00 If any observers were hoping that questions about the future of Argentine football would be answered this week they were to be sorely disappointed, if not entirely surprised.

by Dan Edwards

Coronavirus pandemic

Football season in Argentina is over due to virus crisis, says AFA chief

27-04-2020 21:48 AFA chief Claudio Tapia says 2019-2020 football season, interrupted since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, is officially over, cancelling Copa Superliga.

Coronavirus pandemic

Football in Argentina finally set to be suspended after days of debate

17-03-2020 15:09 Copa de Superliga postponed after intervention after Tourism and Sports Minister Matías Lammens calls for AFA and Superliga chiefs to stop "all categories" of football in Argentina.