The statement, more typical of a political activist than an institutional leader, once again exposed Toviggino's inability to separate AFA's role from his personal political dispute.
The AFA treasurer once again criticized the President for Argentina's absence from the meeting with FIFA regarding the centenary edition of the World Cup
The statement, more typical of a political activist than an institutional leader, once again exposed Toviggino's inability to separate AFA's role from his personal political dispute.
The treasurer had already had other clashes with the Government over Sports Corporations and the return of visiting fans, but each of his interventions seems more like a provocation than a real contribution to the debate about the future of Argentine football.
Beyond the controversy, Gianni Infantino met with the presidents of Paraguay and Uruguay, as well as Alejandro Domínguez, to move forward with the organization of the tournament. It was suggested there that Argentina could host the entire group stage for the National Team and that the World Cup would have 48 teams.
After the meeting, the head of the South American body commented on his X account: "Football has no borders! We had an extremely important meeting aimed at enhancing the values of football. Soon we're going to announce good news that will impact the world."
The war between the AFA and the National Government has reignited, and once again the main figure was Pablo Toviggino. The treasurer of the entity and Claudio "Chiqui" Tapia's most trusted man once again chose social media to lash out at Javier Milei, this time due to the absence of Argentine representatives at the FIFA meeting regarding the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
True to his confrontational style, Toviggino made bombastic statements such as "a Government and a President who hate what is popular, hate football" and accused the president of turning his back on the "most important initiative in the history of South American football." However, behind the verbal fireworks, he contributed little regarding what the project actually means and what AFA's role should be.
He even resorted to political allusions unrelated to the topic, such as the case of the National Disability Agency, to use irony against Karina Milei. He ended his message with a direct attack on the President: "He didn't send anyone to the meeting, apparently he's only concerned about the 'rescue' of the capital flight perpetrators... Fortunately, they won't even make it to 2030, sorry, not even to 2027."
