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South America

Carioca and Paulista stop play as covid-19 spreads in Brazil

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March 17 – The state federations of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo have suspended their state championships following the CBF’s decision on Sunday to postpone matches indefinitely. 

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South America

Coronavirus: CBF acts after Brazilian clubs complain at being forced to play

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March 16 – Following club protests, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has suspended all national football competitions for an indefinite period, but the state federations control the immediate future of state championships that dominate the domestic calendar until the end of April. 

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South America

Coronavirus: South American World Cup qualifiers off, Copa Libertadores suspended

March 13 – FIFA has postponed this month’s South American World Cup qualifiers amid Coronavirus concerns. Conmebol had requested the postponement.

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South America

Conmebol asks for suspension of 2020 qualifiers over fear players will be stuck in Europe

March 12 – South American governing body Conmebol has called on FIFA to postpone this month’s World Cup qualifiers on the continent due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

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South America

Ronaldinho remains in Paraguayan jail as police probe widens

March 9 – Ronaldinho’s Paraguayan nightmare is not at an end yet. On Sunday, the local prosecutor said that the former player will remain in jail as the investigation widens to investigate potential other crimes.

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Finance

Flamengo title wins drive Brazilian giant to record $200m+ revenue

March 6 – Flamengo, boosted by winning their national and continental crowns, are set to report a record revenue of 959 million reias ($208 million) in 2019, according to an internal club report that will be submitted to an auditor. 

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South America

Paraguayan police question Ronaldinho over fake passport

March 5 – Former Brazil and Barcelona star Ronaldinho is being investigated by police in Paraguay for allegedly using a false passport to enter the country. 

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FIFA

Uruguay’s Valdez handed year ban by FIFA Ethics

February 26 – Despite efforts to shake off its tarnished image, Conmebol has been rocked by yet more scandal after its former FIFA Council member Wilmar Valdez (pictured) was banned for one year for breaking his duty of loyalty.

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Integrity

Juninho continues at CBF after conflict of interest issues with Ituano player profits ruled out

February 24 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has retained Juninho Paulista as national team coordinator after a conflict of interest arose over Paulista’s ties with Sao Paulo club Ituano.

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South America

Rio prosecutor tells Flamengo to increase compensation to families over fire deaths

February 17 – Rio de Janeiro’s public prosecutor and the state’s public ministry have demanded greater compensation from Flamengo for the families of the ten youth players who perished in a fire at the club’s training complex last year. The fire will no longer be treated as a ‘collective accident’.

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Europe

UEFA and Conmebol buddy up for referee and new competition talks

February 13 – UEFA has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with South American confederation Conmebol covering collaboration across a number of areas from education to refereeing and new competitions.

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South America

Pele too ‘embarrassed’ by ill health to make public appearances

February 11 – The world’s most famous footballer, Pele, has become a virtual recluse according to his son because he cannot walk unaided.

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South America

Flamengo shuts victims’ families out of remembrance events

February 10 – On Saturday, on the first anniversary of the fatal fire at Flamengo’s training complex that killed 10 youth players, the Rio club excluded families of the victims from participating in remembrance events. Flamengo fans today will protest at the club’s headquarter to express their disapproval. 

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Olympics

Brazil squeeze through qualifiers to defend Olympic title in Japan

February 10 – Defending champions Brazil have qualified for the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer after overcoming rivals Argentina 3-0 in a crunch qualifier. The Argentineans had already booked their ticket. 

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South America

Flamengo’s grieving families go uncompensated as club rakes in record revenues

By Samindra Kunti

February 7 – A year after the fatal fire at the Ninho do Urubu, Flamengo’s training centre, the families of seven victims remain entangled in a legal battle over compensation. 

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