Mario Alberto Kempes, a former footballer from Argentina, has expressed opposition to the president of the Argentine Football Association, Claudio Fabian Tapia. Kempes stated: "The problem is that he (Claudio Fabian Tapia) believes that Argentine football became strong only when he came to power." The legend of the Argentine national team from 1978 added: "He carries the belief that Argentina won the third star and considers himself a superman at this stage of history." "Practically he controls, because he does and destroys everything he wants. I wrote to him to ask why Mundiales '78 is not considered, while '86 is highlighted by Diego Maradona, why this is a useless situation." However, Kempes pointed out that the president of the Argentine Football Association did not reply to his letter.
Why did Kempes attack the president of AFA? The former forward of the national team explained that Claudio Fabian Tapia did not recognize the first star, which the Argentine national team won at the Mundial in Argentina in 1978. Tapia believes that Argentine football started to develop when he became the president of AFA. "The president of AFA should be style MLC, because practically he lives in Miami." At the end of his speech, "Matador" concluded Tapia with a phrase for reflection: "The president of the Football Federation should not rewrite the history of his country."
"He didn't forget Kempes, but forgot about Mundiales '78," noted Mario Alberto Kempes. "At that time he (Tapia) was still a child, and I can imagine that at that age he idolized his family. To be honest, Argentine champions are sad," - shared Mario Alberto Kempes his opinion on the current president of AFA. In the middle of his analysis, the world champion of 1978 explained his point of view on the exemption of votes in the local football league: "The absence of votes resembles AFA (the football league of the USA). He is obliged to the history of Argentine football. And therefore, it was very painful for me that he did not mention us (the world champions of '78) at all, especially for those who were there (at the conference)," - explained Mario Alberto Kempes. Besides that, Kempes recounted that he wrote a letter.
"I highly respect AFA, but I do not have to lead him, because he makes mistakes. He did not give me any signs that he heard about my concern," - he concluded. "I am disappointed, experiencing bitterness. This is disappointing." "Tapia considers himself a superman of history. He didn’t answer me. He takes on the laurels that do not belong to him."
