Overview
- Searches at AFA headquarters and 13 clubs formed part of probes into AFA chief Claudio Tapia and close associates over suspected illicit enrichment and money laundering.
- A court is examining a 10-hectare estate in Pilar with a helipad, a stud farm and more than 50 vintage cars that investigators say are registered to straw owners.
- Judicial and tax authorities are investigating the sponsor Sur Finanzas, led by Ariel Vallejo, for suspected embezzlement and tax evasion tied to loans and rights payments.
- La Nacion reported that FIFA could remove Argentina from the 2026 World Cup under governance rules, though no sanction has been announced.
- Honorary FIFA member Vyacheslav Koloskov told RIA Novosti that suspension is provided for in statutes but is practically unfeasible and he expects Argentina to play.