\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t Argentine football giant River Plate announced on Thursday that it will no longer attend Argentine Football Association Executive Committee meetings. The club cites disagreements over the running of Argentine football\u2019s governing body as the main reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In a statement released in the afternoon, River claimed that \u201cthere are no procedural guarantees in place to ensure a clear and predictable decision-making process within [AFA].\u201d<\/p>\n
It added that the club believes issues should be included on the agenda \u201cwell in advance and put to a vote by the relevant members\u201d and that on numerous occasions, \u201cthe observed operating dynamics have not reflected these mechanisms.\u201d<\/p>\n
River went on to reaffirm its historic defense of the non-profit civil association model and lauded the AFA for its fight to guard it, but also highlighted the need \u201cto consolidate a 20-team tournament\u201d and to generate \u201cresources that enable the growth of all clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n
River\u2019s announcement comes after the AFA confirmed a strike between March 5 and March 8 as a protest for the recent legal complaint filed by the Customs Collection and Control Agency (ARCA, in Spanish) against the sporting entity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The complaint named AFA president Claudio \u201cChiqui\u201d Tapia, his right-hand man and AFA treasurer Pablo Toviggino, AFA general secretary Cristian Malaspina, and his predecessor, V\u00edctor Blanco, as those summoned for questioning.<\/p>\n
Past disagreements\u00a0 This is not the first time River has taken distance from the AFA.<\/p>\n
In 2016, President Rodolfo D\u2019Onofrio \u2014under whom current President Stefano Di Carlo served as president of the Education and Communications areas\u2014 also stopped sending club representatives to Executive Committee meetings and resigned from the AFA\u2019s vice-presidency.<\/p>\n
Five years prior, River president and 1978 World Cup captain Daniel Passarella had a fiery fight with historic AFA boss Julio Humberto Grondona over referee designations, which many fans believe ended with River\u2019s historic relegation that year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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