FIFA VP Julio Grondona To Be Re-Elected AFA Leader

FIFA senior vice president Julio Grondona was expected to be re-elected president of the Argentine Football Association on Tuesday despite fraud and money-laundering allegations lodged by a business rival who accused him of hiding $30 million in Swiss bank accounts.

The 80-year-old Grondona was the only candidate ahead of the vote by Argentine clubs, which would extend his rule to 36 years.

His expected re-election to a ninth four-year term comes despite a fraud complaint by Carlos Avila, who used to run Tournaments and Competitions, a subsidiary of the Grupo Clarin media group that owned the rights to Argentine football on cable television.

Argentines now get football for free on state television through the “football for everyone” program since President Cristina Fernandez encouraged Grondona to break the cable contract.

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