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CONMEBOL Libertadores

Flamengo cruise into Copa Libertadores quarter-finals

Flamengo booked a spot in the Copa Libertadores quarter-finals after a 4-1 win over Defensa y Justicia on Wednesday evening at the Arena Mané Garrincha. Scorers: Caio 9′, De Arrascaeta 66′,...

Boca Juniors fight: Argentine side clash with police following Copa Libertadores defeat

Boca Juniors are out of the Copa Libertadores after a penalty shootout loss against Atletico Mineiro. But that’s hardly the story. After the match, Boca players clashed with staff from the opposition...

(Video) Copa Libertadores match ends with Boca Juniors players being pepper-sprayed by Brazilian police

Boca Juniors was eliminated in the Copa Libertadores Round of 16, but the defeat had some controversy as the Argentine side two goals recalled that were questionable. Following the end of...

Marcos Braz: Flamengo exercising patience in the transfer market

Flamengo vice-president Marcos Braz has urged patience from fans who are growing increasingly agitated by a lack of activity in current transfer window. The Rubro-Negro had a change in manager recently...

(Video) River Plate manager congratulates Lionel Messi & Argentina for Copa America victory

Last weekend, Argentina came away with the Copa America, their first trophy since 1993, when they defeated Brazil 1-0. One of the prominent managers in Argentina, who some believe could manage...

(Video) VAR makes a bone-headed blunder in the Fluminense & Cerro Porteño Copa Libertadores fixture

The first-leg matchups of the Copa Libertadores Round 16 are underway, and it only took one set of matches for controversy to surface. During the matchup between Brazilian giant Fluminense and...

Fans to be allowed in some capacity at Maracanã to watch the Copa America final between Brazil and Argentina

Officials in Rio de Janeiro have decided to allow thousands of COVID-19-tested fans into Saturday’s Copa America final at Maracanã Stadium between Brazil and Argentina. Daniel Soranz, Rio de Janeiro’s health...

Renato Gaúcho set to replace the sacked Rogério Ceni at Flamengo

Flamengo are reportedly moving quickly to fill the vacancy created after Rogério Ceni’s tenure as manager came to an abrupt halt. The Rubro-Negro announced in the early hours of Saturday that...

CONMEBOL wants audience ahead of Copa America final between Argentina and Brazil

For the entire tournament, the Copa America has been played without an audience. However, CONMEBOL wants to change that by allowing an audience into the final between Argentina and Brazil. AS confirms...

Peru’s Alex Valera – From Beach Football To The Copa Libertadores

By Mike Rice. Alex Valera’s rise in Peruvian football has begun a little late, but now has plenty of momentum. In 2016 he was without a club, keeping himself sharp playing beach...