In March 2024, retired Argentine football star Carlos Tevez raised eyebrows with a cryptic tweet suggesting suspicious activity in a Buenos Aires suburb.
Tevez claimed the treasurer of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) had been making frequent trips to Pilar, hinting that the official had buried bags of cash and maintained a collection of antique cars.
The progressive political party Coalicion Civica launched an investigation following Tevezβs post, filing a criminal complaint centered on a mysterious villa in Pilar.
As the World Cup looms, the villa has become the latest in a series of scandals rocking Argentinaβs football governing body, which oversees the game in the reigning world championsβ country.
In early December, police raided AFA headquarters and more than a dozen clubs as part of a money-laundering investigation tied to club transfers and a financial services company.
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