CONMEBOL

Deportes Tolima and Millonarios were ready to face off in Colombia’s Categoría Primera A in the fourth match day of the season at the Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro on Sunday.

However, a crazed fan’s actions lead to an unusual and reprehensible sequence of events that suspended the game.

Deportes Tolima fan assaults Millonarios’ Daniel Cataño

When the game was seconds away from kick-off and the broadcast camera was paning to Millionarios’ Daniel Cataño, a Deportes Tolima fan assaulted and punched the Colombian player behind his back.

The United States, Mexico and Canada are looking to prepare themselves in the best ways possible ahead of their hosting of the 2026 World Cup and Concacaf is reportedly willing to do anything to get their teams get as much competitive sparring as they can. 

Even if it means turning their biennial Gold Cup tournament into a mini-World Cup.

Ecuador will play at this year's World Cup in Qatar after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday said Byron Castillo, whom Chile claimed was ineligible to play during the qualifiers, was deemed an Ecuadorean national.

Ecuador will, however, get a three-point deduction at the start of the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup and must also pay a fine of 100,000 Swiss francs ($101,600) for the "use of a document containing false information", CAS said.

Copa América 2021 was pretty special for Argentina. They lifted their first adult international title since 1993 – beating Brazil in the legendary Maracanã Stadium –, exorcized the ghosts of the two finals lost against Chile in 2015 and 2016 and created a very candid narrative around Lionel Messi heading to the World Cup that starts on Nov. 20. 

Messi, of course, was the main architect of the victory. And not only thanks to his extraterrestrial talent but also his commanding voice inside the dressing room.

This summer's Luis Suárez transfer saga has been all over the place, and reports now place the Uruguayan in MLS.

After two seasons at Atlético Madrid, Suárez became a free agent July 1 and it was time to look for a new club. Many suggested that a move back to South America would be ideal for the striker after a 16-year career abroad. However, with Qatar around the corner, Suárez preferred to remain in Europe to prepare for his last World Cup.

“My priority is to stay in Europe,” he said.