Overview
- LaLiga president Javier Tebas said he felt sorrow that Argentine football does not let the country become a world power, prompting a public rebuttal from AFA president Claudio Tapia.
- Tapia defended the domestic format as popular, competitive and developmental, referenced Tebas’s past Club World Cup critiques, and later deleted his posts on X.
- During an LPF/AFA gathering in Puerto Madero, Tapia presented a trophy to Rosario Central for leading the annual table, claiming unanimous backing that several attendees told reporters did not occur.
- Ángel Di María took part in the presentation and publicly praised Tapia’s management after returning to play for Rosario Central this season.
- Reporting cites controversial penalties and VAR non-interventions in Central’s 2025 campaign and highlights influential ties around figures such as Gonzalo Belloso and Pablo Toviggino that fuel perceptions of favoritism.