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South America

FIFAGate: CONMEBOL says president Dominguez has not been called to testify

Alejandro Dominguez

August 13 – South America’s governing body CONMEBOL have denied that Alejandro Dominguez, the Paraguayan president of the organisation, is wanted to testify by investigators from the FIFAGate case. The denial follows a report by Argentinean newspaper Clarin.

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South America

Former Bolivian FA boss Chavez dies in hospital after release from prison

August 6 – Former Bolivian football boss Carlos Chavez, one of those caught up in the FifaGate scandal, has died in hospital in Brazil according to local reports.

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South America

CBF defends Russia 2018 record and Neymar’s theatrics

Brazil fans

August 3 – The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has praised Brazil’s participation in the Russia World Cup and defended the country’s talisman Neymar from the on-going criticism he has received.

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South America

Uruguay’s Valdez pulls out of presidential re-election vote at last minute

July 31 – Has South American football been hit by more scandal? Uruguayan FA president Wilmar Valdez (pictured) resigned suddenly on Monday following the release of compromising audio recordings, just a day before he was due to stand for re-election.

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South America

Maradona calls for more Argentine FA reform, suggesting that corruption is still ruling

July 25 – The Argentine Football Association (AFA) needs to be restructured for the national team to get back to winning ways, according to the country’s most fabled player Diego Maradona.

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Performance

Brazil bid to keep Tite through to Qatar 2022

July 9 – The Brazilian FA (CBF) wants to maintain Tite as head coach of the Brazilian national team until the 2022 World Cup in Qatar even though Brazil crashed out of the World Cup at the quarter-final stage following a 2-1 defeat against Belgium. 

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Russia 2018

Brazil’s CBF cold-shouldered in Russia after voting the ‘wrong way’ in 2026 poll

Brazil eye

By Samindra Kunti in Moscow

June 28 – Brazil progressed to the knockout phase of the World Cup following a routine 2-0 win against Serbia on Wednesday, but the Brazilian Football Confederation, the CBF, remains an isolated body.

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Integrity

FIFAgate: Traffic’s Hawilla dies in Brazilian hospital

May 29 – Jose Hawilla (pictured), the ‘Mr Big’ in the football corruption cases brought by the US Department of Justice and who co-operated to bring down a cabal of crooked football administrators, has died in a Sao Paulo hospital aged 74.

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Football Marketing

Argentina sign three Chinese sponsors for Russia 2018 debut

May 18 – The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has scored a hat-trick of sponsorship deal with Chinese companies. The news is timely boost for AFA, whose dysfunctions where highlighted again by the ‘flirting manual’.

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South America

Copa America 2019 adds Qatar and Japan but no Mexico or US

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May 8 – The 2019 Copa America in Brazil will feature Japan and Qatar but no teams from North America.

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South America

Brazil’s women win Copa America live on Twitter

April 24 – Brazil’s women continued their dominance of the Copa America with their seventh win in the eighth edition of the CONMEBOL tournament. Brazil’s matches were streamed live on Twitter in a first for a national team tournament.

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South America

Caboclo takes over at CBF promising ‘union and understanding’

By Samindra Kunti

April 18 – Rogerio Caboclo has been elected as the new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation CBF. He succeeds Marco Polo Del Nero, who remains suspended by FIFA and under investigation in the United States.

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South America

Caboclo keeps Brazilian clubs on the outside as he lays groundwork for CBF post-Del Nero

By Samindra Kunti

April 11 – The future president of the CBF, Rogerio Caboclo, has summoned presidents of Brazil’s state federations to fill four of the confederation’s vice-president roles in an early move to cement his political permanence.

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South America

Brazilian politico promotes bill to make VAR compulsory

March 9 – Brazilian federal representative Edson Moreira has designed a bill that would make the use of the video referee compulsory in Brazil’s professional competitions. In February, Brazil’s elite clubs voted against the use of VAR. 

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South America

Brazilian police pepper stray fans after crowd rush to avoid police chase

March 8 – At least 30 Brazilian fans were injured at a local derby between Sport and Santa Cruz on Wednesday after supporters were pepper sprayed by police, local media reported.

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