The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has denied reports that its president Claudio Tapia and treasurer Pablo Toviggino have been summoned to give evidence by a U.S. district court.In a statement issued on Wednesday, the AFA said a summons issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida was instead addressed to a third party, which may be required to give evidence about AFA officials. The AFA did not name the third party.Reports in Argentina claimed Tapia and Toviggino had been summoned to give evidence in a case related to the AFA’s alleged financial dealings. Some local outlets also reported that they were detained and questioned upon boarding a chartered flight carrying the Argentina squad, and that they had been asked to hand over their mobile phones and electrical devices by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).The AFA said these reports are “entirely false”.“The subpoena issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida is addressed to a third party, who is required to appear before a Grand Jury and potentially provide documentation and communications related to various individuals, including officials of this Association,” the AFA statement read.“It is absolutely false to claim that Claudio Tapia or Pablo Toviggino have been subpoenaed to testify by the United States Justice system, just as it is false to claim that cell phones or any other electronic devices have been seized from them.”In December, a federal probe into AFA’s finances led to a corruption case that implicated Tapia and Toviggino. The inquiry is focused on millions of allegedly misappropriated funds that are tied to AFA’s revenue dating back to 2023.The AFA said the document issued to the third party “does not impose any personal measures” on Tapia or Toviggino, that it “does not order their appearance” at court, “does not impose any procedural obligation on them”, nor does it “record any seizure or confiscation of their property”.The body added that by publishing what it deemed “inaccurate or deliberately distorted” information, the reputations of Tapia and Toviggino have been “unjustifiably” damaged.“The AFA reserves the right to take all appropriate legal action in response to the dissemination of false or manifestly misleading information that infringes the rights of the organisation or its officials,” the statement said.