A frustrated Boca Juniors fan has gone to an unlikely source in his bid to convince Juan Roman Riquelme to return to the club: he has petitioned US president Barack Obama!
Entitled 'Bring Riquelme back to the Boca Juniors squad', the petition was filed on whitehouse.gov under the 'We the People' programme, which encourages people to get the government's attention over issues that are being ignored on a public scale.
The author of the entry states: "We consider Juan Roman Riquelme to be the fundamental piece for winning another Copa Libertadores, and therefore we ask President Obama to contact [Boca Juniors president] Mr. Angelici in order to assure his return."