Peru
FIFA CONFIRMS GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY TRIAL
FIFA has confirmed it is to trial technology which will determine whether a goal has been scored during the Under 17 World Championships in Peru during September and October.
INFRONT SECURE AMERICAN WORLD CUP RIGHTS
Infront Sports & Media has reached agreement with OTI (OrganizaciC3n de Telecomunicaciones Iberoamericanas) for the broadcast rights to the 2006 FIFA World Cup across Central and South America.
Channel 4 snaps up Copa Libertadores
Terrestrial broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired the UK TV rights to soccer tournament Copa Libertadores 2004, South America’s equivalent to Europe’s Champions League.
Player strike shut-out
A row in Peru over player payments took a new twist at the weekend after striking soccer stars took control of a stadium and forced a game to be called off.
New Traffic drives into US
US soccer marketing company Inter Forever Sports has been taken over by Brazilian firm Traffic – and has changed its name.
Brazil set to host 2014 Cup
Brazil is set to get a clear run at hosting the 2014 FIFA World Cup after it secured the all-important support of the South American Football Federation (CSF).
South American soccer cups facing the axe
South American football directors will meet today to discuss the idea of creating yet another new tournament to replace the doomed the Merconorte and Mercosur cups, which face extinction after only four years.
Kirch signs Canada FIFA deal
KirchGruppe unit KirchMedia has continued its 'mopping up' operation in regard to the sale of World Cup broadcast rights with the conclusion of further deals in minor football markets.
Peruvian players threaten strike action
Players from Peru's three-time league champion Universitario de Deportes said they would stop training until the club paid nearly three months in wages and provided footballs and water for showers.
Devalued Copa America starts in Colombia
Soccer tournament the Copa America finally kicks off in Colombia on Wednesday after weeks of furious argument over when and where it should be played but, as the action starts, ordinary fans may be asking what the fuss was about.
PSN to broadcast Latin American Soccer Cup Competitions
Latin American pay-TV sports network PSN is to broadcast more than 100 matches from two of the region’s soccer tournaments – the Copa Mercosur and the Copa Merconorte.
Brazil bids to host Copa America
The Brazilian Football Federation (CBF) said it submitted on Thursday what it believes to be a winning bid to host next month's Copa America soccer tournament after South America's federations vetoed Colombia over concerns of kidnapping and violence.
New tournament may replace Copa America
Colombia is hoping to stage a new soccer tournament to fill the void left by the postponed Copa America.
Copa America back on and in Columbia
The Copa America will take place in Colombia this month as originally planned, reversing a decision to postpone the tournament due to violence in the Andean country, the organisers said on Thursday.
QUOKKA IN CONTENT AGREEMENT WITH TERRA PORTAL
Quokka Sports, the digital sports entertainment company, and Terra Networks, Telefonica's Internet subsidiary, have signed a partnership agreement that will allow Quokka to expand the reach of its digital sports programming.
MONEY IS THE KEY TO EURO SOCCER SUCCESS SAYS COACH
Financial muscle has led to the recent European domination of soccer's annual Intercontinental Cup, according to Boca Juniors' head coach Carlos Bianchi.
TRIATHLON CHIEF IN BALLOT FIXING COURT CASE
Les McDonald, president of the International Triathlon Union (ITU), the world governing body of the Olympic sport, has been forced into a court case in Vancouver, British Columbia, over allegations that recent elections to his organisation were fixed, with some national federations being denied their right to vote.
IN-DEMAND SCREENS WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS IN US
US soccer fans will be able to watch live television coverage of two South American World Cup qualifying matches thanks to a pay-per-view deal with In-Demand.