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Qatar to return for 2020 Copa America. US and Mexico snubbed by Conmebol

April 11 – Qatar will participate in the 2020 Copa America that is set to be co-hosted by Argentina and Colombia. China is reportedly going to be the second team invited from outside Conmebol to the 12-team tournament. 

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South America

Conmebol unveils format for co-hosted 2020 Copa America in Argentina and Colombia

April 10 – South American governing body Conmebol has confirmed Colombia and Argentina will stage the 2020 Copa America. For the first time the world’s oldest international tournament will be co-hosted, featuring a revamped group stage format. 

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South America

Caboclo takes over at CBF promising Brazilian reform and an end to corruption

By Samindra Kunti

April 10 – Rogerio Caboclo has been inaugurated as the new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF). The finance lawyer and protege of former CBF president Marco Polo Del Nero has a four-year term to shake off the governing body’s tainted image and end Brazil’s international isolation.

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Copa America

Conmebol still to confirm 2020 Copa America hosting as doubts over Argentina increase

By Paul Nicholson and Samindra Kunti

April 9 – Conmebol will finally decide where it intends to play its 2020 Copa America this week – the competition is also being played this summer in Brazil and is switching its staging to even numbered years in 2020.

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South America

Pele given clean bill of health and released from Parisian hospital

April 9 – Pele, arguably the game’s most revered living legend, has been released from hospital in Paris after falling ill whilst attending a sponsor event in the French capital.

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Colombian government gives support to 2020 Copa America co-hosting

April 8 – The Colombian government has given its support to the co-hosting of the 2020 Copa America ahead of Tuesday’s Conmebol Executive Committee meeting in Rio de Janeiro.

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Colombian women return to international play with Peru win

April 5 – Colombia women’s team have returned to the international fray with a 2-1 friendly win over Peru. They hadn’t played a competitive game for nine months.

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Brazil’s CBF to downsize state championships by two match days

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April 4 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is considering a plan to downsize the regional state championships by at least two match days next season in order to avoid future conflicts with Brazilian national team fixtures.

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South America

Brazil’s next generation crash out of U17 regional finals

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April 2 – A ten-men Brazil were eliminated from the U17 South American championship in Peru after a crushing 3-0 defeat by Argentina, but the Brazilians will still qualify for the U17 World Cup in October as hosts.

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Chapecoense crash survivor Henzel dies of a heart attack playing football

March 28 – Rafael Henzel, a radio reporter who was one of only six survivors of the plane crash that killed most of the Chapecoense football team in 2016, has died of a heart attack at the age of 45.

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Broadcast

Twitter secures broadcast deal for topflight Brazilian women’s matches

March 19 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has teamed up with social media platform Twitter in a broadcast deal for the Brazilian women’s top flight, the 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino.

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South America

Argentine FA commit to funding support for new women’s pro league

By Samindra Kunti

March 18 – The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has confirmed that the domestic women’s game will have a professional tier with the governing body saying it wants to establish a pro league later this year. 

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South America

Oceania VP Harmon questions timing of his FIFA suspension day before OFC elections

March 15 – Suspended Oceania vice-president Lee Harmon has protested his innocence after being hit with a three-month ban by FIFA over the resale of tickets at last summer’s World Cup in Russia, questioning the timing and saying everything was above board.

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Finance

South America’s Conmebol reports record revenue of $227 million

March 15 – The South American Football Confederation Conmebol has reported a record revenue of $227 million for 2018 after an increase in sponsorship for the continent’s flagship club competition the Copa Libertadores, but overall the organisation’s net profit fell. 

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South America

Conmebol to keep 2020 Copa America at home with Argentina and Colombia co-hosting

By Samindra Kunti

March 14 – Argentina and Colombia will co-host the 2020 Copa America after the South American Football Confederation Conmebol shot down a proposal from the United States for a pan-American tournament. It’s the first time in its history that the Copa America will be co-hosted.

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