{"id":90769,"date":"2025-11-28T12:02:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/veron-former-manchester-united-figure-sanctioned-for-protest-in-argentina\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T12:02:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T16:02:45","slug":"veron-former-manchester-united-figure-sanctioned-for-protest-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/veron-former-manchester-united-figure-sanctioned-for-protest-in-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Ver\u00f3n, former Manchester United figure, sanctioned for protest in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has sanctioned Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n, president of Estudiantes de La Plata, with a six-month suspension from all football-related activities.\n\nThe measure was taken after the Estudiantes players refused to perform the traditional guard of honor to Rosario Central last Sunday.\n\nThe protest took place before the round of 16 match of the Clausura tournament.\n\nIn addition to the sanction against Ver\u00f3n, the eleven players who participated in the protest have been suspended for two matches.\n\nThe gesture of Estudiantes occurred three days after the Argentine soccer authorities made the controversial decision to award a new trophy to Rosario Central.\n\nTraditionally, the Argentine league has two championships, the Apertura and the Clausura.\n\nThe surprise came when the title of &#8220;League Champion&#8221; was established for the team that accumulated the most points in the general classification.\n\nRosario Central added the most points (66) in the regular phases of the Apertura and Clausura.\n\nStar forward \u00c1ngel Di Mar\u00eda accepted the trophy last week.\n\nStudents were the only team that publicly rejected the decision, denouncing that the measure was not put to a vote, as required by the regulations.\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F1128%2Fr1581850_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption>El presidente de Estudiantes y ex centrocampista del Manchester United, Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n, ha sido suspendido por seis meses. Gustavo Garello\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nOn Sunday, at the Gigante de Arroyito stadium, the Estudiantes players had to form a guard of honor for the champions.\n\nInstead, the visiting players turned their backs on the champions, an unprecedented gesture in Argentine football.\n\nStudents won the match 1-0 with a goal by Edwuin Cetr\u00e9, eliminating Rosario Central.\n\nThe league&#8217;s disciplinary panel confirmed the sanctions for Ver\u00f3n and his players.\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/47039747\/rosario-central-angel-di-maria-argentine-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosario Central, \u00c1ngel Di Mar\u00eda, receive a surprising Argentine title<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\nVer\u00f3n, who is president of the club nine years after returning to his childhood team for the last season of his playing career, was suspended for six months from sporting functions.\n\nThe former Manchester United, Chelsea, Lazio and Argentina national team player has been a frequent critic of the AFA and its president, Claudio Tapia, and it was determined that the decision to violate the protocol was his.\n\nThe two-match suspension for the players will be served in the first tournament of 2026.\n\nThis means that players like Uruguayan goalkeeper Fernando Muslera will be eligible to play against Central C\u00f3rdoba in the Clausura quarterfinals.\n\nIn addition to these suspensions, captain Santiago N\u00fa\u00f1ez has been suspended from acting as captain on the field for the next three months.\n\nEstudiantes de La Plata, after the decision, expressed on social media: &#8220;The Board of Directors expresses its absolute support for its president Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n, Santiago N\u00fa\u00f1ez and the entire professional squad.&#8221;\n\nIn recent years, the AFA, under Tapia&#8217;s leadership, has been characterized by constant changes in tournament formats and promotion and relegation rules.\n\nHowever, a new trophy had never been introduced before after the season had already started.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has sanctioned Juan Sebasti\u00e1n Ver\u00f3n, president of Estudiantes de La Plata, with a six-month suspension from all football-related activities. The measure was taken after the Estudiantes players refused to perform the traditional guard of honor to Rosario Central last Sunday. 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