Latin America

World football’s governing body Fifa has today (Friday) handed a life ban to former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Marco Polo Del Nero, one of the main figures in the corruption scandal surrounding the sport in South America.

Rogério Caboclo has pledged to create new revenue streams for Brazilian football after being elected as the new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and its 10 member associations have thrown their weight behind the United 2026 bid for the Fifa World Cup.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has proposed that the expansion of the Fifa World Cup be brought forward to Qatar’s staging of the 2022 tournament, with world football’s governing body stating the move will be studied.

STATSports, a leading provider of player tracking and analysis solutions for sports teams and athletes, has signed its latest major deal in the football market through an agreement with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).

Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay have moved forward with their joint bid for the 2030 Fifa World Cup by announcing the breakdown of how the 12 host cities for the national team football tournament would be split between the three South American countries.

Fifa, football’s global governing body, has moved to defend its bidding process for the 2026 World Cup after the chairman of Morocco’s proposal questioned the impartiality of the organsiation’s president, Gianni Infantino.

The United 2026 team representing the joint bid between the US, Canada and Mexico for the Fifa World Cup has proposed MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, as the host venue for the final of the tournament.

Colombia has been announced as the host of the inaugural Americas Rugby Challenge, a new national team tournament for countries in the Americas.

The World Endurance Championship (WEC) will return to the Brazilian city of São Paulo for the first time since 2014 after the motor-racing series struck a multi-year deal to stage a race at the Interlagos circuit from the 2019-20 season.

The United 2026 bid for the Fifa World Cup has cut a further nine cities from its proposed vision for the national team football tournament, stating that it is confident its plan will lead to record attendance and revenue levels for the event.

London-based company The Sports Consultancy has been engaged to aid preparations for the 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games in Lima, the latest initiative under a wider partnership between the Peruvian and UK governments.

North America’s Major League Soccer (MLS) and Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican club football, have revealed details of a long-term collaboration that will include launching a new, annual competition featuring teams from both leagues.

Football’s governing body in North and Central America and the Caribbean has unveiled a new logo and changed its name from CONCACAF to Concacaf as it seeks to usher in a new era with the launch of its Nations League competition.

The committee behind the joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico for the 2026 edition of football’s Fifa World Cup has named Carlos Cordeiro, Steven Reed and Decio de María as its co-chairs.

Mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will stage an event in the Chilean capital of Santiago later this year, it has been announced.