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To privatize or not to privatize? People and power explore the ideological debate about Argentina's most beloved sport.
The Argentina government has put football at the center of the country's ideological debate against the background of an economic crisis that threatens the survival of many clubs. As President Javier Miley proposes to reduce state subsidies and open clubs to private investment, football – one of the pillars of Argentine identity – has become a battle between opposing visions.
For Milei, this measure is needed while fans, club leaders and the Argentine Football Association (AFA), who have seen many young players from very small clubs become megans in the world, fear that these organizations can lose their social and community role or even disappear without state support.
