The head of the Argentine Football Association has apologised for the publication of a World Cup&nbsp;manual&nbsp;that included advice on how to woo&nbsp;Russian&nbsp;women.

The advice, which has been condemned as sexist, was part of a course entitled ‘Language and Russian&nbsp;Culture – Thinking of the World Cup’ and included the tips, "Be clean, Don't be negative and Don't treat&nbsp;women&nbsp;as objects".

"An internal investigation ... concluded that part of the material was printed in error. It does not reflect the thinking of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), nor its president Claudio Tapia, nor any of its directors," the association said in a statement.

Tapia visited Russia House, a cultural institute, in Buenos Aires on Wednesday to personally apologise for the gaffe.

News reports said the information had been presented to players, AFA staff and media earlier this week at a special forum on how to prepare for the World Cup.

More than 40,000 Argentines have bought tickets for matches in the tournament that kicks off in Moscow on June 14.

Two-time winners of the World Cup,&nbsp;Argentina&nbsp;have been drawn to play Iceland, Nigeria and Croatia.

More than 40,000 Argentines have bought tickets for matches in the tournament that kicks off in Moscow on June 14

The head of the Argentine Football Association has apologised for the publication of a World Cup manual that included advice on how to woo Russian women. The advice, which has been condemned as sexist, was part of a course entitled ‘Language and Russian Culture – Thinking of the World Cup’ and included the tips, "Be clean, Don't be negative and Don't treat women as objects". "An internal investigation ... concluded that part of the material was printed in error. It does not reflect the thinking of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), nor its president Claudio Tapia, nor any of its directors," the association said in a statement. Tapia visited Russia House, a cultural institute, in Buenos Aires on Wednesday to personally apologise for the gaffe. News reports said the information had been presented to players, AFA staff and media earlier this week at a special forum on how to prepare for the World Cup. More than 40,000 Argentines have bought tickets for matches in the tournament that kicks off in Moscow on June 14. Two-time winners of the World Cup, Argentina have been drawn to play Iceland, Nigeria and Croatia.

FIFA 2018: Argentina apologises for manual on seducing Russian women

Argentina&#39;s Olympic football team complained on Friday that cash and electronics were stolen from its players&#39; hotel rooms while they were playing a friendly in Mexico. 
 
Argentina Football Association (AFA) vice president Claudio Tapia said the theft took place when Mexico and the South American team played to a 0-0 draw in the central city of Puebla on Thursday night. 
 
It was the last preparation game before both countries compete in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which start next Friday. 
 
&quot;When we returned at 11:40 pm and went up to the rooms, we realised that they had been robbed,&quot; Tapia said, without specifying how much money was taken. 
 
The Mexican Football Federation said in a statement late Friday that an agreement was finally reached between the AFA, the Camino Real hotel, and an insurance firm to compensate the Argentine delegation. 
 
Tapia said earlier that the team had given several statements to the authorities and complained of a &quot;total lack of respect&quot; in the way the issue was handled. He had warned that the delegation would not leave the hotel until it received guarantees that it would be compensated. 
 
&quot;You know what&#39;s the strangest thing? It&#39;s that they have verified and know who is the thief from the (security) cameras, so they are protecting the thief,&quot; he said before the Mexican football federation announced the agreement. 
 
(AFP)

An agreement has been reached between the AFA, the Camino Real hotel, and an insurance firm to compensate the Argentine delegation

Argentina's Olympic football team complained on Friday that cash and electronics were stolen from its players' hotel rooms while they were playing a friendly in Mexico. Argentina Football Association (AFA) vice president Claudio Tapia said the theft took place when Mexico and the South American team played to a 0-0 draw in the central city of Puebla on Thursday night. It was the last preparation game before both countries compete in the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, which start next Friday. "When we returned at 11:40 pm and went up to the rooms, we realised that they had been robbed," Tapia said, without specifying how much money was taken. The Mexican Football Federation said in a statement late Friday that an agreement was finally reached between the AFA, the Camino Real hotel, and an insurance firm to compensate the Argentine delegation. Tapia said earlier that the team had given several statements to the authorities and complained of a "total lack of respect" in the way the issue was handled. He had warned that the delegation would not leave the hotel until it received guarantees that it would be compensated. "You know what's the strangest thing? It's that they have verified and know who is the thief from the (security) cameras, so they are protecting the thief," he said before the Mexican football federation announced the agreement. (AFP)

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FIFA 2018: Argentina apologises for manual on seducing Russian women

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