The friendly meeting between the teams of Argentina and Brazil will not take place because of the investigation into corruption at world football (FIFA) headquarters.
The company that takes care of the logistics for the Argentinian national team, announced to AP that the meeting was canceled because of the arrest of two Argentine businessmen.
Argentines are the owners of the sports marketing company Full Play, which holds the rights for the friendly match.
Businessmen are under house arrest in Argentina after being investigated by us authorities for corruption.
In the United States began an investigation of alleged bribery, racketeering and money laundering, for which they have been charged 14 soccer and sports marketing staff, including Argentine businessmen.
The duel between Brazil and Argentina was scheduled to be played on September 5 in San Francisco.
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