Tag: South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL)

• Friday, April 12th 2024 - 09:50 UTC

  Presidents Peña and Lacalle Pou fly together to Uruguay

  

  After attending a South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) event in Luque on Thursday, Presidents Luis Lacalle Pou and Santiago Peña flew to Uruguay for further engagements.

• Wednesday, October 4th 2023 - 19:03 UTC

  South America to host Football 2030 World Cup first round matches

  

  Although there is no confirmation yet from football's governing body FIFA, there were clues Wednesday morning that the 2030 finals might be played under a format never seen before in the competition's history that will be celebrating 100 years then.

• Tuesday, July 9th 2019 - 12:06 UTC

  Argentina and Messi licking wounds after Brazil wins the 2019 Copa America

  

  Argentina's fury at their Copa 2019 exit prompted reports they could play in UEFA, a suggestion which has been swiftly denied by the governing body. UEFA has denied reports it would entertain inviting Argentina into its European competitions following the 2019 Copa America.

• Sunday, December 9th 2018 - 23:11 UTC

  River Plate win “endless” Libertadores Cup final in Madrid

  

  River Plate Sunday defeated Boca Juniors 3-1 “at home” at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium for an aggregate 5-3 victory which earned them the Libertadores Cup title for the fourth time in their history.

• Friday, November 30th 2018 - 02:02 UTC

  Second leg of Libertadores Cup decider set for Dec. 9 in Madrid

  

  The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol)'s disciplinary board Thursday turned down Boca Juniors' request and thus cleared the way for the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final to be played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu on December 9, it was announced.

• Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 10:09 UTC

  Maybe it's time for a Gremio/Palmeiras Copa Libertadores final

  

  There is growing consensus among South America's football association governing body Conmebol and sport supporters that the postponed Copa Libertadores final second leg between two of Argentina's most popular teams should be definitiverly cancelled and let the semifinalists dispute the trophy reversing shame.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 17:12 UTC

  Conmebol rules River-Boca must play Dec. 8 or 9 outside Argentina

  

  The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) Tuesday ruled that the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final between River Plate and Boca Juniors will be played somewhere outside Argentina on December 8 or 9, it was announced in a statement from its headquarters in Asunción.

• Monday, November 26th 2018 - 08:55 UTC

  South America's suspended super derby match date to be announced on Tuesday

  

  The Copa Libertadores Superclásico (super derby) final between Argentina's biggest clubs, Boca Juniors and River Plate, has been suspended, CONMEBOL has announced. The regional governing body said on Sunday that the second leg of the already postponed final will be rescheduled, after violent scenes on Saturday ended with Boca's team bus being attacked by River fans.

• Sunday, November 25th 2018 - 19:27 UTC

  New attempt to play River-Boca final ends in yet another postponement

  

  The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) Sunday finally acquiesced to a petition filed by Boca Juniors, whose players were unfit to compete, and agreed to postpone the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final against River Plate.

• Sunday, November 25th 2018 - 14:29 UTC

  Argentine football hooligans bring shame to their country days before G-20 Summit

  

  River Plate hooligans attacked the bus carrying the Boca Juniors players to the Monumental stadium Saturday afternoon for the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final, causing injuries to some of them, which resulted in the suspension of the game and its eventual rescheduling for Sunday at 5 pm local time.