Argentina’s World Cup winner Passarella faces fraud trial

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s former World Cup-winning captain Daniel Passarella will stand trial for alleged fraud during his time as club president of River Plate between 2009 and 2013.
An Argentine court on Wednesday rejected a request by the 65-year-old Passarella to block the trial. The accusations against Passarella were brought by River Plate’s sitting president Rodolfo D’Onofrio, who claims an audit of the Buenos Aires club’s accounts showed bad