Conmebol

Football officials in the Americas are considering creating a new tournament grouping together the best national teams from the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf), according to Bloomberg.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has taken another step in its ongoing reform effort by entering into a partnership with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar.

The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) and South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) have today (Tuesday) moved to suspend games and other activities after a plane carrying Brazilian Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Chapecoense crashed in Colombia.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has given its formal backing to a proposed bid from the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) to host the 2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) is in advanced talks over an agreement that would see its Copa America national team tournament hosted on a permanent basis by the United States, according to reports.

Fifa’s Ethics Committee has today (Friday) handed life bans to two former leading officials who are leading players in the corruption crisis that has hit the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and world football’s governing body.

Fifa has blocked $20m (€18.5m) in funding to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) and Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) in the latest blow to the governing bodies at the centre of the corruption scandal that has enveloped the world game.

Paraguayan Football Association (APF) president Alejandro Dominguez was today (Tuesday) elected as the new leader of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), as the continental body attempts to embark on a new era after a period dominated by scandal.

Organisers of the Copa America Centenario have today (Thursday) confirmed that 10 American cities will host the historic staging of the national team football tournament next year.

The US has been confirmed as the host of a special edition of the Copa America national football team tournament next year.

Swiss authorities have approved the extradition to the US of Rafael Esquivel, former president of the Venezuelan Football Association and executive member of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).

Swiss authorities today (Thursday) approved the extradition of Eugenio Figueredo, a former vice-president of football’s global governing body Fifa, to the US.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has appointed professional services firm Ernst & Young to drive through a comprehensive reform process of the continental governing body.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has said a meeting will be held next week over the future of the Copa America Centenario, adding it is committed to going ahead with next year’s special edition of the national team tournament.

South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) president Juan Angel Napout has cast doubt over whether the United States will retain hosting rights to the planned Copa America Centenario tournament next year.

South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) treasurer Carlos Chavez has been fired from his role as president of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) after being hit with corruption charges.

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has announced a comprehensive set of reforms intended to tackle the corruption problems that have plagued the organisation.

South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) treasurer and Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) president Carlos Chavez has been jailed amid corruption allegations, while this year’s edition of the Superclassic of the Americas clash between Argentina and Brazil has been postponed in the wake of the ongoing investigation into corruption in world football.