New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Argentina clubs have agreed to strike from March 5-8 in protest against what they consider judicial persecution of Argentine Football Association president Claudio Tapia.

The strike announcement on Monday came after a judge summoned Tapia to testify on March 5 in a case where he is accused of misappropriating social security contributions.

The investigation stems from a complaint filed by the government's Customs Revenue and Control Agency (ARCA).

The professional league's executive committee resolved by unanimous decision to suspend all first division matches and other league games March 5-8 "in protest against the complaint filed by ARCA," the AFA announced in a statement.

Last Friday, Judge Diego Amarante issu...