South American Football Confederation

Former CONMEBOL vice-president Eugenio Figueredo latest official to receive life-ban from football, announces FIFA

87-year-old Eugenio Figueredo was a former vice-president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and served on several FIFA committees

Chapecoense plane crash: Colombian President laments Brazilian football club's tragedy

President Juan Manuel Santos has lamented the plane crash near Medellin in Colombia that killed 71 people.