Argentine club Deportivo Riestra was branded “shameful” and a “disgrace” after putting an influencer into the starting line-up for Monday’s top-flight game against leaders Velez Sarsfield before substituting him inside the first minute. “This is shameful, it’s a total disgrace.” Fabbiani told a local radio station that he had spoken to Velez coach Gustavo Quinteros ahead of the match to …
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A top flight team in Argentina fielded a social media influencer in a league match on Monday, in a move that upset rival players. Iván Buhajeruk, better known as “Spreen,” played less than a minute before he was substituted in Deportivo Riestra’s 1-1 draw with Argentine league leader Velez Sarsfield. “Football is not that: it is …
