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- Newell's Old Boys suspended several youth players and withdrew their scholarships after they were photographed alongside Ignacio Malcorra of Rosario Central on June 7, 2025.
- This action followed the longstanding rivalry between Newell's Old Boys and Rosario Central, which intensified scrutiny over club loyalty and fan pressures.
- The photo incident sparked widespread backlash and highlighted tensions within Rosario's football community, home to legends like Lionel Messi.
- Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni and other public figures criticized the sanctions, while Malcorra expressed sorrow, emphasizing the children's innocence.
- These developments suggest extreme measures can arise from rivalry-driven pressures and have fueled debate over appropriate responses to player conduct.
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Photo Controversy in Rosario: The Rivalry Escalates | Sports-Games
Photo Controversy in Rosario: The Rivalry Escalates In an unexpected twist of events, a simple photograph has ignited tensions in Argentina's football world. Newell's Old Boys club has taken a strong stance by sanctioning youth players who posed with Rosario Central's Ignacio Malcorra, exacerbating the historic rivalry between these two Rosario clubs.The club's decision to suspend the academy players and revoke their scholarships has faced wides…
The technical director of the Argentine team referred to what happened with a group of children of the Lepra after taking a photo with Ignacio Malcorra
Rosario Central's flyer delivered a press conference, in which he gave his position of the measure taken by the Lepra.
The Rosario Central player lamented the decision made by the leaders of the “Leprosy” with the players who took a photo with him.
Ignacio Malcorra spoke in a press conference after the controversial photo he circulated on social networks, where he was shown with a group of nine-year-olds wearing Newell’s T-shirt in Funes. Rosario Central’s player first clarified that he gives him “a lot of sadness for the babies”. “I went to see my son and they came to greet me, they took a photo. They are innocent eight-year-olds who don’t know what they do, but any baby would do the same…
The player of Rosario Central lamented the decision to punish the players of the children's divisions of the Malvinas Argentinas school.
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