AFA president Claudio Tapia summoned for questioning by the judiciary |
Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia was summoned for questioning by the Argentine judiciary on Thursday.
The decision is connected to recent news that the Customs Collection and Control Agency (ARCA, in Spanish) revealed that the AFA allegedly failed to deposit tax withholdings and social security contributions for more than AR$19,350 trillion (just over US$13 billion), according to local media reports.
Tapia isn’t the only AFA top brass to be summoned. AFA treasurer and Tapia right-hand man Pablo Toviggino has also been called, as well as current general secretary Cristian Malaspina and his predecessor........