US EditionAfter Causing Resentment in Kerala over Messi, AFA Triggers a Row in Argentina over Di Maria's Club
AFA awarded Rosario Central a new 'League Champion' title for most combined points in 2025, sparking dispute as some clubs deny approving the mid-season change.
- The AFA's Professional League Executive Committee declared Rosario Central 'League Champion' on Thursday, with Di María receiving the trophy, amid club disagreements over the decision.
- Out of the blue, the AFA introduced the 'League Champion' trophy mid-season despite the Apertura and Clausura format splitting 30 teams into groups of 15 and used combined points to award it.
- Estudiantes football club posted that no vote was held on the 2025 League Champion title, while Gonzalo Belloso, president of Rosario Central, called the honour "super-deserved" as Rosario Central celebrates its 13th title and 5th League title.
- The surprise decision triggered a row in Argentine football and compounds resentment after a promised Lionel Messi visit to Kerala, India fell through recently.
- With Clausura playoffs starting next week, AFA said the new trophy does not invalidate other competitions and announced a future Recopa, altering the national honours calendar.
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After causing resentment in Kerala over Messi, AFA triggers a row in Argentina over Di Maria's club
The Argentine Football Association has triggered a controversy in their domestic league by introducing a fresh trophy and presenting it to Rosario.Argentine football controversy, AFA trophy dispute, Rosario Central League Champion, Angel Di Maria, Estudiantes statement, Argentine league format, Apertura and Clausura, Lionel Messi Kerala visit, AFA Kerala deal, football league champion rules, Argentine Professional Football League, South American…
The AFA and its predecessors have had critical decisions since 1891 to the present day.Discensions cancelled, modifications in the way of classification to the cups, reprogrammings, but never with a star in play after the end of the season.
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Ángel Di María and Rosario Central won a title in Argentina. They didn't lift the trophy on the field, nor did they do so amid the euphoria of the crowd after a decisive match. They did it in an office, following a decision made without prior notice. In an unusual and haphazard move, the Argentine Football Association […]
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Gastón Edul and Davoo Xeneize Against the Afa of Chiqui Tapia for the Title Given to Rosario Central
“Instead of demanding us, the creators of content, because they don’t do it with the leaders,” Gastón Edul shot at a burning audience for AFA’s arbitrariness with Rosario Central. The Argentine football world was energised with the title given to Central between roosts and midnights and altering regulations. Edul was clear in saying that journalists and streamers have little to do but complain about what happened, but it is in the representative…
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