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Argentine FA president to get Messi ban reduced

The Argentine FA, lacking proper leadership since 2015 and fearful its national team might not reach the World Cup finals without banned captain Lionel Messi, elected a third-tier club chairman and former road sweeper as its president on Wednesday.

Claudio Tapia of Barracas Central, who play in the Primera B Metropolitan division, was the sole candidate in the election but still needed the support of a majority of delegates, which he achieved by scooping 40 of 43 votes cast.

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