The newly elected president of Argentine club Almirante Brown has been barred from entering football stadiums to see his team due to his "recognised links" with hooligan groups, a Buenos Aires law enforcement agency said on Monday.

Maximiliano Levy was elected as president of the third-tier club on Sunday but the agency set up to prevent violence at sporting events, known as APreViDe, immediately said it would ban him because of his links to a violent Boca Juniors' barra brava, or organised hooligan...

Some supporters of Argentina third division side Almirante Brown have directed their frustrations over the club's poor run of form by shooting at the club president's house and his son's car.

Almirante Brown, based in the San Justo, Greater Buenos Aires, fell 2-1 at home to San Miguel on Saturday afternoon, their fourth straight loss to drop to the bottom of the Primera B Metropolitana standings.

Shots were fired at the front door of club president Antonio Argento's home and his son's car while...