‘King Felipe’ ready for battle

THE pin-up boy of Argentinian rugby alighted from the team bus outside the Pumas team hotel in central Santa Fe to be greeted by a scrum of fanatical teenagers mitching off school.

‘King Felipe’ ready for battle

After Maradona, we are told ‘King Felipe’ is the country’s most recognisable sports star, the new “10” to idolise. Contepomi stops for photos and autographs.

Also, in these parts, Felipe’s brother Bebe is a rock journalist, known as “La Voz del rock”, and has his own television programme.

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