More than 60,000 turned up for a party at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium on Wednesday night.

They were there to welcome home returning heroes Flamengo after Saturday's dramatic Copa Libertadores triumph and to celebrate the winning of the Brazilian league title. They were also there to watch a game, in which Flamengo once more turned on the style in the closing stages to beat Ceara 4-1 -- a game which sheds considerable light on the remarkable success that Flamengo have achieved over the past...

Frank de Boer has said Gabigol, Flamengo's Copa Libertadores hero, was known as "Gabi-no-gol" while the two were together at Inter Milan during the 2016-17 season.

Gabigol, who is on loan from Inter, scored twice in the 89th and 92nd minute as Flamengo came back from a goal down to beat River Plate 2-1 in the Copa Libertadores final on Saturday.

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Both he and De Boer joined Inter in the summer of 2016 with the Dutchman sacked after just 85 days in charge,...

Football has a way of bringing people back down to earth and Flamengo's last-gasp 2-1 Copa Libertadores win over River Plate was a case study in that reality.

A year ago striker Lucas Pratto was one of the big heroes of River's Copa win, scoring in both legs of the final against old rivals Boca Juniors. But on Saturday in Lima he was the villain. The 2019 final was all but won. The Argentines were one minute plus stoppage time away from retaining their title. All they had to do was get behind...

Lima police say more than 100 items of communications equipment have been stolen Monumental Universitario Stadium ahead of the Copa Libertadores final.

The police told radio RPP on Friday that 119 radio devices, 90 cables, 65 batteries, multiple chargers, and dozens of other items were stolen on Wednesday night.

The police added the stolen items were under the oversight of companies hired by CONMEBOL and the owners of the stadium.

The final on Saturday is between defending champion River Plate...