Tag: America Cup

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 09:14 UTC

  Copa America: Chile players skip health bubble in major scandal

  

  A Brazilian stylist broke through the Chilean squad's health bubble and players uploaded to social media photographs of them having their hair cut in Cuiabá in what has been so far the biggest scandal at the Copa America football tournament where over 60 cases of covid-19 have so far been detected.

• Monday, June 21st 2021 - 07:42 UTC

  UK born Blackburn player becomes the star of Chile's national football team

  

  Chilean fans are celebrating the new idol of their national football team, English-born Ben Brereton who became the unlikely hero when Chile beat Bolivia 1-0 in the Copa America, hosted by Brazil, last Friday.

• Thursday, June 10th 2021 - 17:02 UTC

  Copa America loses leading sponsoring brewery

  

  The Ambev brewery has announced Wednesday that they had decided to withdraw from the much controversial Copa America football tournament of South American national teams due to start in Brazil this coming weekend.

• Wednesday, June 2nd 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Brazil insists Copa America to go ahead and signs agreement to produce AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

  

  The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday signed a contract with AstraZeneca for the local manufacture of that laboratory's vaccine against covid-19.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazil bans entry of foreigners as cases of covid-19 pile up: What about Copa America?

  

  The Brazilian Government of President Jair Bolsonaro Monday banned the entry of foreigners “of any nationality” as a result of the number of cases of covid-19 growing faster than expected, it was announced.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2021 - 09:30 UTC

  Chile's “mobility pass” has an impact on stock exchange and possibly on hosting Copa America

  

  The Government of Chile is working on the development of a so-called “mobility pass” which would grant people already vaccinated against covid-19 greater levels of freedom and mobility within their communes and allow travel between regions for those who are in quarantine, it was announced.

• Monday, May 24th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Conmebol delegation to visit Argentina regarding new Copa America venues

  

  Following its decision to reschedule the 15 Copa America matches which were due to be played in Colombia, the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) will be inspecting two Argentine stadiums Monday to choose the new venues.

• Friday, May 21st 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  No Copa America for Colombia – where then?

  

  The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Thursday decided to reschedule the Copa America matches which were going to be played in Colombia starting next month but has yet to confirm the new venues.

• Thursday, May 6th 2021 - 08:58 UTC

  Does Colombian President Duque grasp the seriousness of the situation?

  

  In a country where 24 people have died in clashes with police and some 800 have been injured, Colombian President Iván Duque woke up Wednesday and gave a radio interview during which he addressed this year's Copa America football competition, which his country is to co-host with Argentina, and guaranteed everything will go on as planned.

• Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 08:45 UTC

  Brazil will ban violent foreign fans from the Copa America next month

  

  Copa America hosts Brazil will stop known violent foreign fans from entering the country for the South American football tournament starting next month, officials said on Monday. Troublesome supporters identified by border control and immigration officers will be turned back, the justice and public security ministry said. The order takes immediate effect.