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Newell's Old Boys supporter jailed for threats against Ángel Di María
A Newell's Old Boys supporter in Rosario was sentenced to prison on Wednesday.
The sentence is seven and a half years.
The case concerns threats against Ángel Di María and his family in 2024.
The supporter was described as an ultra, or hard-line fan, of the Argentine club.
The threats were intended to intimidate Di María as a return to Argentina loomed near the end of his career.
The sentence is the outcome reported; no further steps are specified.
A Newell’s Old Boys supporter was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for threats against Ángel Di María and his family.
The threats were made in 2024.
The supporter sought to intimidate Di María as his return to Argentina appeared imminent near the end of his career.
The sentence was handed down on Wednesday.
- Who
- A supporter of Newell’s Old Boys, an Argentine club.
- What
- He was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for threats against Ángel Di María and his family.
- When
- The threats were made in 2024; the sentence was handed down on Wednesday.
- Where
- Rosario, Argentina.
- Why
- The threats were intended to intimidate Di María as his return to Argentina appeared imminent near the end of his career.
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The Newell’s Old Boys supporter threatened Di María and his family.
A court sentenced the supporter to seven and a half years in prison.
- Sentence
- Seven and a half years in prison
- Club
- Newell’s Old Boys
- Location
- Rosario, Argentina
- Threats
- Directed at Ángel Di María and his family in 2024
- Purpose
- To intimidate Di María ahead of his expected return to Argentina near the end of his career
What people are saying
A sentence of seven and a half years in prison was handed down on Wednesday against an “ultra” supporter of the Argentine club Newell’s Old Boys of Rosario, for threats against Ángel Di María and his family in 2024, to intimidate him as his return to Argentina at the end of his career was approaching.