Argentine Football Association (AFA) sponsor Socios.com announced on Tuesday it’ll be withdrawing its support for the governing body until president Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia resigns.

The company, one of the AFA’s biggest sponsors since 2020, decided to halt money transfers to AFA intermediaries and requested an audit of Argentine football’s governing body.

The news, originally reported by Argentine outlet La Nación, was later confirmed by company CEO Alexandre Dreyfus through his X account.

“Transparency in football is non-negotiable,” Dreyfus wrote. “Today, Socios.com has officially halted payments to ‘intermediaries’ associated with the [AFA] and requested the resignation of [Tapia].”

Dreyfus added that, since 2021, the company has transferred over US$9 million, and found it ‘disgusting’ that reports suggest now only US$500,000 actually reached AFA’s coffers. 

“We refuse to continue funding offshore entities that have provided zero services to........

© Buenos Aires Herald