Tag: Copa Libertadores

• Saturday, November 4th 2023 - 11:00 UTC

  Football clubs of Brazil and Argentina agree on joint appeal against violence

  

  Directors of football clubs Fluminense of Brazil and Boca Juniors of Argentina launched an appeal against violence after brawls between fans in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Libertadores Cup final to be played Saturday at the legendary Maracana Stadium, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Tuesday, March 17th 2020 - 07:30 UTC

  Brazilian football suspended; Flamengo's coach tested positive for coronavirus

  

  Flamengo coach Jorge Jesus has tested positive for coronavirus and is under quarantine in Rio de Janeiro while doctors perform a second confirmatory test, he and his club said on Monday.

• Saturday, November 10th 2018 - 06:17 UTC

  Argentina paralyzed by South America's equivalent of Europe's Champions' League

  

  Argentina's biggest clubs Boca Juniors and River Plate meet in the most highly anticipated Copa Libertadores showpiece in history this Saturday as the Buenos Aires rivals clash in the first leg of a final that has captivated soccer fans. Argentina has been totally captivated in the days leading to the event, as conversations and media coverage dominate national attention.

• Friday, February 5th 2016 - 06:27 UTC

  Chilean government condemns vandalism by fans at Malvinas Memorial in Rosario

  

  The Chilean ambassador in Buenos Aires met with Malvinas war veterans and the head of the National Monument to the Flag in the city of Rosario, and delivered an official letter condemning the violent actions and destruction by fans from the University of Chile football team against a Memorial to the Malvinas fallen.

• Wednesday, February 3rd 2016 - 07:10 UTC

  Chilean football fans vandalize Malvinas memorial in Rosario: 46 arrests

  

  Two of the 46 Chileans arrested on Monday for vandalism against a Malvinas Fallen Monument in Argentina's second largest city, Rosario, were still waiting on Tuesday for the prosecutors' charges before going before a federal judge. During the first hearing, advised by a government supplied lawyer, the Chileans abstained from making any statement while demanding to be set free.

• Thursday, August 21st 2014 - 06:26 UTC

  Soccer fan Pope Francis receives San Lorenzo, South America's best team

  

  Soccer took center stage at the Vatican Wednesday morning when members of Argentina's San Lorenzo visited their most famous fan, Pope Francis, to share the joy of winning the Copa Libertadores last week.

• Tuesday, April 1st 2014 - 03:45 UTC

  Conflict with government over violence in Uruguayan football could have FIFA consequences

  

  Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) president Sebastián Bauza and the entire body's board of directors have tendered their resignations, as a fierce conflict sparked by President José Mujica's decision to remove police officers from the country's two most popular teams' matches (Peñarol and Nacional) generally marred by violence and destruction.