@Romain_Molina ’s video in brief ⬇️
1️⃣ According to Molina, FIFA provided protection to the Argentina federation despite cases involving money laundering and embezzlement, as well as U.S. investigations exceeding $300 million.
2️⃣ FIFA cleared the coach of the women’s youth teams, Diego Guacci, of allegations of harassment and mistreatment of underage players, citing insufficient evidence.
3️⃣ Despite the players requesting that their identities remain confidential before testifying, FIFA revealed the names of all the complainants, which is a serious violation of their protection.
4️⃣ According to Molina, the AFA was aware of the accusations against Diego Guacci from the beginning, yet took no action against him, allowing him to continue working with the youth teams.
5️⃣ The players internally described the AFA as being like a “mafia,” saying they feared reporting the abuse because of possible retaliation.
6️⃣ Just nine days before Argentina’s victory at the 2022 World Cup, the AFA granted all its international commercial rights to a newly founded company in Miami with no experience in football.
7️⃣ FIFA directly transferred the prize money to that private company instead of sending it to the AFA’s accounts.
8️⃣ The company received a fixed commission of 30% of all AFA external revenues, a rate that Molina describes as illogical and unprecedented.
9️⃣ Funds from FIFA, Adidas, sponsors, and broadcasting rights were distributed through various U.S. banks before being transferred to other interconnected companies to conceal the real beneficiaries.
🔟 Investigations revealed transfers of millions of dollars to shell companies, some owned by ordinary people who were bankrupt, heavily in debt, or living in social housing.
1️⃣1️⃣ After receiving these transfers, some of these individuals disappeared from their cities, changed their phone numbers, and neighbors noticed a sudden change in their lifestyle and wealth.
1️⃣2️⃣ According to Molina, part of the funds was used to purchase luxury properties, private planes, yachts, and even to finance activities unrelated to football, such as karting.
1️⃣3️⃣ The justice system also suspects that AFA officials personally benefited from these funds, including through a luxury palace registered in the names of other people.
1️⃣4️⃣ Funds generated by the success of the Argentine national team were also used to help acquire the Italian club Perugia through a network of interconnected companies across multiple countries.
1️⃣6️⃣ The contract with the Miami company was not temporary but extended until 2030, with the full approval of the AFA Executive Committee.
1️⃣7️⃣ Molina believes FIFA ignored the financial irregularities despite being responsible for annually auditing the AFA’s accounts.
1️⃣8️⃣ Molina accuses FIFA’s legal director, Emilio García, of having close ties to AFA officials and questions the impact those ties may have had on the investigations.
1️⃣9️⃣ Journalists who exposed these files allegedly faced threats, defamation campaigns, and the revocation of some press credentials in an attempt to silence them.
2️⃣0️⃣ Molina concludes that the problem is not limited to the AFA but extends to FIFA itself, arguing that the system allowed corruption to continue while protecting those involved instead of holding them accountable.
Rotten to its core…
Ronaldo attracted 4 defenders and passed the ball to a creative midfielder near the box, and the midfielder took the ball to his half from this attacking position wtf 😭😭
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