Aril 24 – Argentina’s Superclásico between River Plate and Boca Juniors this weekend isn’t just another edition of South America’s most intense club rivalry – it’s a window into the future of football on the continent in a stadium that has embraced technology to transform its operations.
April 24 – Brazilian broadcaster Globo has partnered with streaming platform DAZN to broadcast the inaugural edition of the new Club World Cup.
April 23 – Former Brazil coach Tite has announced that he is taking an indefinite break from his professional career to address physical and mental health concerns.
April 22 – Gremio have confirmed Mano Menezes as their new manager to succeed Gustavo Quinteros, who was dismissed following disappointing run of results.
April 15 – Santos have dismissed their manager Pedro Caixinha after a winless start to the new Brazilian league campaign.
April 14 – South American governing body Conmebol has launched an anti-racism task force that includes former FIFA general secretary Fatma Samoura.
April 11 – Two football fans have died following a confrontation between fans and police before Chilean club Colo Colo’s game against Brazil’s Fortaleza in the Copa Libertadores.
April 11 – South American football supremo Alejandro Dominguez has repeated the idea of expanding the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams as a one-off centenary celebration of the tournament.
April 11 – Colombia’s Ramón Jesurún has retained his seat on the FIFA Council. At Thursday’s 80th Conmebol Congress, Jesurún was re-elected unopposed to serve another term on the FIFA Council, the highest decision-making body of the world federation.
April 10 – Betting operator Superbet has become the new title sponsor of Brazil’s second division, the Série B.
April 9 – Manga, one of Brazil’s goalkeepers at the 1966 World Cup, has died at the age of 87 following a battle with prostate cancer.
April 7 – The salaries of the presidents of the 27 Brazilian state federations have jumped from R$50,000 (US$8,555) to R$215,000 (US$36,777) per month, an increase of 330% under the administration of CBF boss Ednaldo Rodrigues that also extended to junkets at the 2022 World Cup.
April 2 – Conmebol has introduced a major rule change for the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana, becoming the first confederation to cap the time goalkeepers can hold on to the ball at eight seconds. If keepers exceed the limit, the opposing team will be awarded a corner kick.
March 31 – Brazil have dismissed manager Dorival Junior following the disappointing results in World Cup qualifying that culminated with last week’s 4-1 defeat at the hands of Argentina.
March 28 – In the aftermath of Brazil’s chastening 4-1 defeat against Argentina, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) will discuss the future of manager Dorival Junior today (Friday).