UEFA plans for first women’s Finalissima in Europe
June 7 – The winners of this summer’s Women’s Euro 2022 in England will face the winners of July’s Copa America Femenina in Colombia in a women’s Finalissima.
South America
Sold out Finalissima brings Italy and Argentina to Wembley for intercontinental challenge
June 1 – Italy and Argentina meet at a sold-out Wembley Stadium tonight pitting the European and South American champions in a new showpiece fixture dubbed ‘Finalissima’.
Botafogo add name to Brazil’s new Libra league team sheet
May 16 – Botafogo are the latest club to sign up to the Liga Brasileira (Libra), the new launch breakaway league that will be managed by the clubs instead of the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF).
Ecuador’s 2022 spot on the line as FIFA open case into whether Castillo is in fact Colombian
May 12 – Ecuador’s place in this year’s World Cup finals appears to be in seriously jeopardy after FIFA opened a disciplinary case looking into whether the country fielded an ineligible player during qualifying.
FIFA tells Brazil and Argentina to replay abandoned 2022 World Cup qualifier
May 10 – Even though it is a meaningless fixture, the abandoned 2022 World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina will have to be replayed after FIFA rejected appeals from both national federations.
Chile demand World Cup slot claiming Ecuador’s Castillo is a Colombian
May 6 – Chile have filed a claim with FIFA, questioning Ecuador’s World Cup spot over the eligibility of player Byron Castillo, alleging he used a false passport and birth date to represent the country.
Brazil’s breakaway league ‘Libra’ signs key Rio and Sao Paulo clubs, talks ongoing with 14 others
By Samindra Kunti
May 4 – Brazilian football is moving rapidly towards the launch of the breakaway league ‘Libra’ with six of the country’s biggest clubs now signed up.
Grounded: Rodrigues has a different flight plan for CBF
April 27 – A helicopter and an aeroplane. That’s what the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) is seeking to offload to save €2.4 million (13 million reais) in annual expenses.
Death threats off the pitch, violence against officials on it; has Brazilian football lost control?
By Samindra Kunti
April 26 – Stressing the urgency of the situation, Corinthians president Duilio Monteiro Alves has said violence in Brazilian football is getting out of control.
Brazil’s CBF reports record revenues of €191m
April 20 – The Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) has reported a record revenue of 971 million reais (€191.7 million) as well as a profit of 68.92 million reais (€13.64 million) for 2021, a year in which the governing body battled a major institutional crisis as well as the Covid-19 pandemic.
Colombian legend Freddy Rincón dies in car crash, aged 55
April 14 – Aged 55, Colombia great Freddy Rincón has died after sustaining severe head injuries in a car crash. Rincón had been driving a car that collided with a bus in Cali.
Conmebol and UEFA open joint London office, Finalissima sold out in a week
April 4 – The shared London office between Conmebol and UEFA was opened today (Monday) with the announcement that the first major project between the two confederations, the Finalissima match at Wembley between Argentina and Italy, is already sold out.
CBF won’t block a new club-owned top tier league, says Rodrigues
By Samindra Kunti in Doha
April 4 – The new president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Ednaldo Rodrigues has confirmed that the governing body will leading clubs to form a new league, a move that gathered momentum last year as the CBF struggled with another institutional crisis.
Re-elected Dominguez says he prefers building with Europe over a biennial World Cup
By Samindra Kunti in Doha
April 1 – Alejandro Dominguez, newly re-elected as president of Conmebol, wasted no time in saying he preferred the idea of South American teams participating in the Nations League over a biennial World Cup.
Ednaldo Rodrigues takes CBF presidency claiming a win against racism and prejudice
March 24 – Brazilian football has a new boss. After rudderless months, Ednaldo Rodrigues has been elected the new president of the Confederation of Brazilian Football (CBF) for a four-year term.