Tag Archives: CONMEBOL

Event’s future still uncertain as Supreme Court set to rule on two requests to block the 10-nation football tournament. Brazil’s national football team has agreed to play in the upcoming Copa America despite concerns over the late decision to stage the continental tournament in its home country. The tournament, postponed …

Questions surround controversial decision to award football tournament to Brazil, country with second-highest COVID death toll in the world. It is fitting that the underused Estadio Mane Garrincha football stadium in Brasilia sits almost within sight of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s office. In a little more than a week, the …

Lionel Messi could face an international ban of up to two years after branding the Copa America “corrupt” following his red card in Argentina’s third-place play-off against Chile at the weekend. Messi was sent off for just the second time in his career as Argentina beat Chile 2-1, and later …