Copa Libertadores
Brazil’s SBT ‘poised’ to sign off Copa Libertadores rights deal
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) is said to be close to agreeing a new rights deal in Brazil for the Copa Libertadores club competition with free-to-air commercial broadcaster SBT
Conmebol looks for swift resolution to Libertadores rights issue
Conmebol, the governing body of South American football, is seeking a speedy resolution to its issue around the media rights for the continent’s top-tier Copa Libertadores competition with a new Brazilian d…
Globo bids to end Libertadores contract, makes legal move before Brasileirão kick-off
Brazilian commercial broadcaster Globo has requested the termination of its rights contract for South American football’s top-tier Copa Libertadores competition.
Santos signs up Fox Lux as latest shirt sponsor
Brazilian football club Santos has added to its array of kit sponsors with lighting specialists Fox Lux.
The brand will hold the designation of back-of-shirt sponsor at the club until June 2021
Stats Perform secures data rights to Conmebol competitions
Stats Perform has signed a multi-year agreement to collect and distribute the official data across Conmebol men’s, women’s and U20 competitions.
Ex-Fox and Full Play executives plead not guilty to corruption charges
Two former executives at US-based media giant 21st Century Fox and South American sports marketing agency Full Play have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in New York as part of the long-running corruption…
Facebook and Fox renew Copa Libertadores sharing deal in South America
Social media platform Facebook has renewed a sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports for coverage of the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol) Copa Libertadores c…
Conmebol sign up Ford to complete 2019-22 sponsorship cycle for Copa Libertadores
The South American Football Federation (Conmebol) has added automotive manufacturer Ford as a sponsor of premier club tournament, the Copa Libertadores
Stats Perform lands Conmebol data deal
Sports data and technology company Stats Perform has agreed a four-year deal with the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol)
Conmebol adds EA Sports to roster of commercial partners
Video game brand Electronic Arts has signed a new agreement with the South American football federation Conmebol for rights to include the Copa Libertadores in the FIFA 20 football game
BBC picks up rights to Copa Libertadores final
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to this weekend’s final of the Copa Libertadores, the South American Football Confederation’s (Conmebol’s) leading club competition.
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Amstel signs South American double with Copa Libertadores, Sudamericana
Heineken-owned beer brand Amstel has extended its sponsorship of the Copa Libertadores and added the Copa Sudamericana competition to its South American rights
Fifa hands life bans to trio of former Conmebol executives
World football’s governing body Fifa has today (Tuesday) handed life bans to three more senior former South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) executives, including Manuel Burga, who in December 2…
Copa Libertadores final switches from Santiago to Lima
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has opted to move the final of this year’s Copa Libertadores club competition from Santiago in Chile to the Peruvian capital of Lima.
Maracanã and Estadio Mario Kempes land Conmebol club competition finals
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has awarded hosting rights for the finals of the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana to Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã and Córdoba’s Estadio Mario…
Conmebol names bidders for 2020 club competition finals
The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has announced that 12 stadia across Argentina, Brazil and Peru will contest the hosting rights for the finals of the 2020 Copa Libertadores and Copa…
After Leoz’s death, South American football is still battling the ghosts of its corrupt past
The death of former Conmebol president Nicolás Leoz has brought South American football one step closer to closing the book on an era of corruption. As global agencies and investment funds are taking advantage of the power vacuum, Callum McCarthy examines the current landscape and asks if and when that book can be closed for good.
Conmebol awards VAR contract to Hawk-Eye
Conmebol, the South American football confederation, has chosen British sports technology company Hawk-Eye Innovations Limited to provide the video assistant referee (VAR) solutions to its continental…