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’...