Argentina charges soccer fans after ‘antisemitic acts’ during match against Jewish-backed team

Argentina’s security ministry says it has filed a criminal complaint after fans of the second division All Boys soccer club after they staged anti-Israel protests and carried around a coffin draped in the Israeli flag before a match against Atlanta in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

The complaint accuses fans of “demonstrations of violence, expressions of racial and religious hatred, and public intimidation.”

The Argentine Football Association also condemns what it describes as “antisemitic acts” by All Boys club fans during the Sunday match, which also included fans waving Palestinian and Iranian flags; flyers and pamphlets found outside the stadium read “Israel and Atlanta are the same crap,” and “Clear off to Israel” under a banner reading “Death to the genocidal state of Israel.”

"DAIA"

Porque salieron a llorar por los cánticos de la hinchada de All Boys https://t.co/f56T1pUXhw pic.twitter.com/fKUrDhtsxK

— Tendencias de Argentina (@Lolcitoo0) June 29, 2025

During the match itself, which ended in a 0-0 draw, a drone bearing a Palestinian flag flew over the stadium and some fans of the All Boys home team chanted anti-Israel slogans.

???????? En medio del partido de All Boys vs Atlanta apareció un DRON con una bandera de Palestina, por lo que se detuvo el encuentro.

En la previa, los hinchas estaban con un ataúd con los colores de Atlanta y una bandera de Israel, acompañado de cánticos hacia el pueblo judío.

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— Primera Nacional (@Primeranaciona) June 29, 2025

The Football Association expresses “its total and absolute repudiation of the abhorrent acts of antisemitism carried out by fans of All Boys yesterday, both before and during the match between the club and Atlanta.”

The association adds that it has filed a formal complaint with its disciplinary court.