Socios.com gets political and calls for resignation of AFA President Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia
January 15 – Blockchain firm Socios.com has announced that it will withdraw its support for the Argentine Football Association (AFA) until current president, Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia resigns.
One of the AFA’s biggest sponsors since 2020, Socios.com has halted payments to intermediaries and formally requested an audit of the governing body.
“Transparency in football is non-negotiable,” CEO Alexandre Dreyfus wrote on X. “Today, Socios.com has officially halted payments to ‘intermediaries’ associated with the [AFA] and requested the resignation of [Tapia].”
Dreyfus said the company has transferred more than US$9 million since 2021 and described it as “disgusting” that reports suggest only US$500,000 made it to the AFA itself.
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