He Sub 20 world is underway in Argentina and the Estadio Argentine Falklands of Mendoza is one of the headquarters chosen by FIFA for this contest, in which four games have already been played. However, at this time, the news goes through the decision of the organizers —without the rejection of either the government or the Ministry of Sports— to cover the symbols referring to the Islands that appeared in the stadium facilities.
Although the International Football Federation (FIFA) decided that the stadiums should be named during the competition by the city they represent and not by their original names, it was striking that The symbols of the Malvinas Islands and the Argentine flag appear covered on the electronic board, and two World Cup posters will be placed in their place.
This action did not go unnoticed by the Secretary of Malvinas, Antarctica and South Atlantic in the Argentine Chancellery, Guillermo Carmonawho denounced it through his social networks, and recriminated the governor Rodolfo Suarez for allowing it.
the national official shared on his Twitter account the “before and after” of the board and pointed against the governor: “In the end it was not a ‘bolazo’, as the governor @rodysuarez said, the Malvinas Argentinas Stadium during the Under 20 Youth World Cup. And they not only covered our islands, they also did it with the Argentine flag,” he said.
And he added that “they never saw a satisfactory explanation of what they negotiated and agreed with FIFA. They never consulted with the Foreign Ministry. What the electronic board shows says it all”.
“In the absence of a satisfactory explanation, will there be at least one request for a public apology from the governor?”, the public official wondered.
For his part, the candidate for lieutenant governor of the “Avanza Mendoza” list, Lucas Ilardo, included in his criticisms of the Undersecretary of Sports of Mendoza, Federico Chiapetta. “Chiapetta is still in charge of Sports and still no one understands why. Suárez told us that he was a ‘bolazo’, again he lied but impunity covers him, ”said the senator in a post on Twitter.
And he assured that “this time, he lied to dishonor our Malvinas heroes by covering them up in the Mendoza stadium. Shameful”.
In addition, Ilardo retweeted a post from April 20, when the controversy involved whether or not to change the name of the stadium. At that time he noted: “Changing our values, our pain, our history for money is INADMISSIBLE. It is essential that Mza demonstrate and we manage to prevent it. Mendoza should not be in the news because of the mercantilism of our values as the Govt proposes. but for the dignity of our people.”
It should be remembered that FIFA determined that, during the Under 20 World Cup, the four youth soccer tournament venues will be named after the city where they are located.
So much so that, in addition to the Malvinas Argeninas, the same thing happened with the Bicentennial of San Juan; the Diego Armando Maradona from La Plata, and the Mother of Cities from Santiago del Estero.
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2023-05-24 12:36:35
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