FOOTBALL Battaglia pays the price as harmless Boca crash out of Libertadores 07-07-2022 01:03 Xeneize boss sacked by club, becoming the sixth subsequent coaching appointment to pay the price for failing to reclaim the Copa. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL Libertadores knockout ties deliver heroes, thrills and surprises 30-06-2022 01:27 Two all-Argentine clashes draw the eye, along with Agustín Ross’s penalty-saving streak. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL IN SOUTH AMERICA Inconsistency rules for Argentina’s clubs fighting on two fronts 29-04-2022 16:39 Aside from Estudiantes, it's been another week of mixed fortunes for Argentina’s top teams. by Dan Edwards
CULTURE & SPORT Mass brawls, attacks as football violence spreads in Latin America 15-03-2022 12:27 A string of outbreaks of violence, several deadly, suggest that fan unrest in Latin American football is spiralling out of control.
BOOZE BAN FOR BRAZILIANS? Uruguayan tourism sweats over Copa Libertadores final alcohol ban 10-11-2021 17:03 Uruguayan lawmakers and workers in the tourism industry call for suspension of alcohol ban, so that football fans can celebrate the Copa Libertadores final in Montevideo with a few beers.
Football in Argentina Boca and River’s woes representative of a wider slump 21-08-2021 20:07 Argentina’s two biggest clubs seem to be running a competition to see who can get themselves in a bigger mess. by Dan Edwards
FOOTBALL CONMEBOL proposes VAR time-outs and team reviews 29-07-2021 17:33 South American football's governing body wants to introduce time-outs for VAR checks and allow teams to request reviews of refereeing decisions, a top official told AFP.
FOOTBALL: Copa Libertadores Another chaotic Copa Libertadores clash? Normal service has been resumed. 23-07-2021 16:12 Boca’s brawl in Brazil stole headlines across the continent this week... by Dan Edwards
boca's brazil brawl Boca Juniors players released by Brazilian police after attack 21-07-2021 21:35 Boca Juniors players and officials were released by Brazilian police on Wednesday after 12 hours being questioned following a brawl at the end of their clash with local side Atlético Mineiro.
FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA CONMEBOL ensures show must go on in Argentina 29-05-2021 11:17 When is a ban on football not a ban on football? Apparently, when CONMEBOL decides to flex its muscles. by Dan Edwards
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Enzo Pérez dons the gloves as River overcome Covid catastrophe 20-05-2021 22:14 A rookie lining up in the Superclásico, and Enzo Pérez donning the gloves for a key Copa Libertadores match, all in the space of 72 hours – it has been an eventful week indeed for River Plate between the goal-posts. by Dan Edwards
Coronavirus pandemic Covid-depleted River set to play Libertadores match without keeper 19-05-2021 12:52 River Plate will have to play a Copa Libertadores match with veteran midfielder Enzo Pérez in goal, after CONMEBOL rejected their request to call up youth team goalkeepers following an outbreak of coronavirus in the squad.
FOOTBALL Covid outbreak threatens River Plate's Libertadores game 17-05-2021 22:23 River Plate reported six more Covid-19 cases among players and staff on Monday, leaving the club struggling to raise a side for this week's Copa Libertadores group clash with Colombia's Sante Fe.
CONTINENTAL FOOTBALL Uruguay's Centenario to host Libertadores-Sudamericana double 13-05-2021 16:13 Montevideo's Centenario stadium, which hosted the first World Cup final, will make history again when it hosts the finals of both the Copa Libertadores and Sudamericana later this year.
FOOTBALL Argentine sides off to good start in Copa Libertadores ties 30-04-2021 02:18 A total of five Argentine sides currently occupy qualifying spots for the next round of the Copa Libertadores. by Dan Edwards
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL 'Pulga' Rodríguez deserves his dream move to Boca 06-03-2021 08:53 Out of every crisis arises possible opportunity. And at the Bombonera, a tantalising prospect: that local legend Luis 'Pulga' Rodríguez could finally receive his chance to shine at one of Argentina's biggest football institutions. by Dan Edwards
BOCA JUNIORS Boca and evergreen Tevez aim big, amid unwelcome distractions 13-02-2021 09:29 It would not be a Boca pre-season without at least a few rumours of both Tevez's dissatisfaction and general unrest in the club camp. by Dan Edwards
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Platense desperate to end 22-year stay outside top flight 30-01-2021 09:03 To teams and their fans stuck in the lower reaches of the football pyramid, every moment away from the promised land of the top flight can feel like an eternity. Platense know that sensation better than most. by Dan Edwards
WOMEN'S FOOTBALL Boca thrash River to claim Argentina's inaugural women's pro football title 20-01-2021 08:07 Boca Juniors thrash arch-rivals River Plate 7-0 to claim inaugural professional women's football championship title.
COPA LIBERTADORES Libertadores: River's heroics fall just short, timid Boca fail to get going 15-01-2021 01:25 Any hopes (or fears) of a repeat of 2018's Superclásico Copa Libertadores were extinguished over the course of 48 hours this week. by Dan Edwards
COPA LIBERTADORES Santos beat Boca to secure all-Brazil Copa Libertadores final 13-01-2021 23:40 Santos defeated Boca Juniors 3-0 to set up an all-Brazilian Copa Libertadores final after a one-sided semi-final victory in São Paulo on Wednesday.
COPA LIBERTADORES Palmeiras into Libertadores final after VAR thwarts River 13-01-2021 10:19 River dominate semi-final second leg at a empty Allianz Parque stadium in São Paulo, but are twice denied a legendary comeback by controversial VAR decisions.
COPA LIBERTADORES Boca, Santos play out tense Copa Libertadores stalemate 06-01-2021 23:16 Xenieze and Santos out a tense 0-0 draw at an empty Bombonera stadium in their Copa Libertadores semi-final first leg tie.
2021: THE YEAR IN PREVIEW What lies ahead for Argentine football in 2021 02-01-2021 08:57 Your (tongue-firmly-in-cheek) guide to what lies ahead for Argentine football in the next 12 months. by Dan Edwards
COPA LIBERTADORES Argentine sides remain in running as Copa Libertadores nears end 12-12-2020 10:00 By the time the Libertadores finally bids farewell to 2020 on the eve of Christmas Eve, there will be at least one Argentine team among South America's four top sides. by Dan Edwards
COPA LIBERTADORES Racing end Flamengo's Copa Libertadores defence with penalty shoot-out win 02-12-2020 13:24 Flamengo's defence of their Copa Libertadores title has ended at the last 16 stage, after the Brazilian giants crashed out on penalties at the hands of Racing Club.
ARGENTINE FOOTBALL Renewal and re-invention: the secret to Gallardo’s success at River 03-10-2020 10:08 Coaching in the Primera División, even at one of the nation's top clubs, is often a thankless task, and one that only gets harder the longer one occupies a place on the bench. by Dan Edwards
COPA LIBERTADORES Argentine sides return to action in Copa Libertadores 17-09-2020 23:52 All five of Argentina's Copa Libertadores participants were back in action in the continental competition this week, dusting off the cobwebs after the extended, seemingly endless absence forced upon them by the coronavirus pandemic. by Dan Edwards
Football Copa Libertadores restarts despite coronavirus risks 16-09-2020 15:19 Six months after it was stopped by the coronavirus pandemic, the Copa Libertadores restarted on Tuesday with teams at different levels of readiness.
COPA & CORONAVIRUS Libertadores ties in doubt as 18 Boca players test positive for virus 05-09-2020 09:34 Wth Boca's first match against Paraguay’s Libertad less than two weeks away, serious doubts have emerged over how the club will be able to fulfil their fixtures. by Dan Edwards
Coronavirus pandemic Boca Juniors reveal positive virus tests for 18 players 03-09-2020 16:35 Boca reveals 18 players have tested positive for the coronavirus, just two weeks before restarting their Copa Libertadores campaign. President Fernández casts doubt over whether games will go ahead.