The Argentine Football Association (AFA), celebrated worldwide for Lionel Messi's World Cup-winning national team, is facing growing scrutiny in the United States as the FBI investigates its financial operations involving hundreds of millions of dollars that flowed through South Florida.
According to reporting by the Miami Herald and Argentine newspaper La Nación, federal investigators are examining whether more than $300 million in sponsorship revenue routed through Miami-based entities may have violated U.S. laws governing money laundering, bank fraud and financial reporting.
