The English Premier League side are playing in the tournament for the second time in their history, having finished as runners-up in 2012.
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Wenger is the frontman for the plan that has angered UEFA and CONMEBOL, the European and South American governing bodies, together with many bodies, clubs, managers, players and fans.
Though IOC President Thomas Bach said last month “we will not interfere in this discussion,” his organisation stepped in on Saturday after meeting in Athens to detail objections it shared with soccer stakeholders.
The proposals were outlined by FIFA’s head of Global Football Development, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
The match at Sao Paulo’s Neo Quimica Arena on Sunday was halted when Brazilian health officials ran onto the pitch seven minutes after kick-off, triggering a melee involving team officials and players from both sides.
Each sector of the iconic venue will be open at 10 per cent capacity for Saturday’s match.
By Monday, 15,235 tests had been carried with a 0.9 per cent of positive results, mostly from employees
In a statement, the Health Secretariat in Brasilia said the 12 Venezuelans who tested positive “include players and members of the backroom staff”.
CONMEBOL said on Twitter that the tournament is confirmed to take place between June 13 and July 10. Brazil is the defending champion, winning the competition in 2019 as hosts.
This year’s Copa America has been postponed until 2021 due to fears over the spread of the coronavirus, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday.
This was after a request from the region’s football federation amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus
The Argentine Football Association has failed with their appeal to CONMEBOL regarding Lionel Messi’s three-month ban following last summer’s Copa America.
Jesus scored Brazil’s second goal in a 3-1 victory over Peru at the Maracana last month but was later sent off for a second bookable offence.
This was when River Plate said they rejected the decision to face Boca Juniors in Madrid in the postponed second leg match.
The former head of the South American football confederation CONMEBOL, Juan Angel Napout, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday for his role in the sweeping FIFA corruption scandal, a tough punishment the judge said should deter others tempted by easy money.
World governing body, FIFA, has intervened to take control of football in Uruguay, the South American Football Confederation has said.
FIFA’s council unanimously approved a plan to add 16 more teams to the World Cup from 2026 onwards in January 2017 but the federation’s president Gianni Infantino is keen to bring that expansion forward.