Outrage In Argentina As Influencer Lines Up For First Division Match
An Argentinian club drew the ire of the country's football community after selecting an influencer with no professional experience in its starting XI for a top-flight match. Deportivo Riestra selected a streamer known as "Spreen" for their match against Primera Division leaders Velez Sarsfield on Monday, before substituting the 24-year-old off after 78 seconds. He had not touched the ball. "Spreen" -- the pseudonym of Argentine influencer Ivan Buhajeruk -- has some 15 million followers on his social media channels, including more than nine million on Twitch.
