Club World Cup 2025: Boca Juniors Get Ayrton Costa Boost after the defender gets special US visa after initial refusal | Mint

Boca Juniors defender Ayrton Costa received a special visa in the United States after the soccer player previously rejected his application, the Argentine club announced on Friday. This means that Costa will be available at the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 for Boca Juniors, hosted by the United States, which begins on June 14. Costa’s visa application was initially rejected by US immigration officials after the defender was subject to a criminal bunch, related to a aggravated robbery in 2018. But the football accepted a trial period in 2023 to avoid any hearing. “Ayrton Costa got a 26 -day special visa,” Boca Juniors spokeswoman told Reuters. Initially, US immigration officials excluded that Costa would not be allowed in the country as he still serves his sentence.