Matias Lammens, president of the Buenos Aires football club San
Lorenzo de Almagro, was recognized by the Armenian community on October
31 for rejecting Azerbaijan sponsorship of his club.
"I am very pleased that San Lorenzo could be a pioneer in saying no
to a budget offering, in saying that not everything can be bought, that
not everything can be sold,” Lammens told Armenian community
representatives and leaders of other football clubs.
Azerbaijan had made failed attempts to disembark in South America through Peñarol of Montevideo and Independiente of Buenos Aires. The country already sponsors the Spanish club Atlético de Madrid, which will receive 12 million dollars for a year and a half of sponsorship.
"Sometimes the power of money tries to trample on history, because
Nagorno Karabakh was an Armenian territory until 1917. It is surprising
how money occupies such an important place in our society and steps over
issues of history and identity," said Lammens.
He also expressed his admiration for the Armenian community because "they are great activists and
have always passed on from generation to generation the Armenian cause
for genocide recognition. It seems incredible that only twenty countries
have recognized the genocide after almost a hundred years."
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