News of south america

Cavani tempted by return to South America after Man Utd spell

15-06-2021 09:40 Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani says he expects to return to South America at the end of next season and admits talks over a potential move have already taken place.

European Super League flop a familiar sight for South Americans

23-04-2021 23:37 South America has seen several attempts by clubs to take organisational matters into their own hands.

Victims of Uruguay's dictatorship seek justice

19-03-2021 13:46 A group of Uruguayan women are seeking justice for the sexual abuse they suffered throughout the country's 1973 dictatorship. With few developments in the case, they have decided to approach the regional watchdog.

CONMEBOL should switch World Cup qualifiers to Europe, claims insider

15-03-2021 16:11 All South American qualifiers for the next World Cup should be played in Spain and Portugal to get around coronavirus restrictions at home, says one well-placed football insider.

by Anthony Harwood

CONMEBOL postpones World Cup qualifiers over travel constraints

07-03-2021 08:12 CONMEBOL postponed two rounds of 2022 World Cup qualifiers scheduled later this month because of Covid-19 quarantine rules affecting European-based players and the threat of clubs refusing to release their international stars.

Colombia to allow stadiums to be 30% full at Copa América

02-03-2021 20:47 Number may be raised if Colombia's vaccination campaign goes according to plan, and the number of coronavirus cases drops, said the minister.

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.

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.

John Mearsheimer: ‘A war between the United States and China in 2021 is possible’

01-08-2020 08:58 US political scientist and international relations scholar with the University of Chicago, one of the first to sound the alarm about the rise of Beijing, warns the Sino-American rivalry could reach Latin America.

by Leandro Dario

Robert Jervis: 'There’s a danger of an arms race between the United States and China'

25-07-2020 08:27 Professor of International Relations at Columbia University says Donald Trump’s approach foreign policy reflects his ego and says if Joe Biden wins the election, Democrat would seek to improve Washington’s relationship with Argentina.

by Leandro Dario

Collateral damage and the ‘American Empire’ – Oliver Stone heads south again

04-01-2020 07:49 An exclusive interview with the legendary film director, who visited Latin America once more as the region shifts back to the left.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Argentina to start Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying against Ecuador

18-12-2019 17:25 South America holds four direct spots to the Qatar World Cup in 2022. Each team plays home and away, a total of 18 matches.

CONMEBOL picks Maracanã for 2020 Copa Libertadores final

18-10-2019 08:17 Governing body also says the 2020 final of the Copa Sudamericana will be played at the Mario Kempes stadium in Córdoba.

Lithium battery dreams get rude awakening in South America

11-10-2019 09:08 Lithium refining and battery-assembling facilities could help kickstart economies. But so far, public and private initiatives in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile have failed to deliver even a single lithium cell factory. And none are set to be built through 2025.

Venezuelan man's 'one-legged' trek across South America reaches Ushuaia

20-08-2019 15:48 Yeslie Aranda left his Venezuelan hometown of San Cristóbal in the southwestern state of Táchira last year with a backpack, US$30 in his pocket and an aluminum prosthesis that enabled him to negotiate the continent's rugged roads.

Chile's glaciers may have a bigger problem than climate change

15-08-2019 10:34 Chile has one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water outside the north and south poles, but the abundant glaciers that are the source of that precious commodity are melting fast. That’s not just an ecological disaster in the making – it’s rapidly becoming an economic and political dilemma for the government of Latin America’s richest nation.