CONMEBOL said the referee and VAR made a mistake in not awarding Brazil a penalty during Tuesday’s group-stage 1-1 draw against Colombia when defender Daniel Munoz tripped Vinicius Jr inside the box.

Junior Bula Boys head coach Marika Rodu expressed that naming the final squad for the OFC Men’s Under-19 Nations Cup was not easy.

Tailevu Naitasiri FC’s Martin Nasova, Nadi FC’s goalkeeper Tevita Ravia and former player Matiasi Toma are set to join Nadroga FC.

Costa Rica beat Paraguay 2-1 in their final Copa America Group D match but failed to move into the quarter-finals after finishing third following Brazil’s 1-1 draw with Colombia.

“We will take each game at a time.”

Fiji Junior Bula Boys under-19 striker Penisoni Tirau says they want to be the third team from the country to qualify for the u20 FIFA World Cup.

Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo scored his third goal of the European Championship and Donyell Malen added two more late on as the Dutch burst back into form with a lively display to defeat Romania 3-0 in their last-16 fixture this morning.

Fiji Junior Bula Boys Under 19 coach Marika Rodu says the pressure is mounting, especially compared to the two teams that represented the country in the OFC U19 Championship last year and the year before.

Dan Hall, of Fijian heritage, has signed with Auckland FC for their inaugural A-League season.

Uruguay defender Mathias Olivera scored to steer his side into the Copa America quarter-finals with a 1-0 win over hosts United States, who were knocked out after finishing third in Group C.

“Time beat him. Time takes everybody out. It’s undefeated,” said Rocky Balboa in the film “Creed” and those words could easily be applied to Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo who struggled to impose himself on their Euro 2024 last-16 game with Slovenia this morning.

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa was overwhelmed after he saved all three penalties in a 3-0 shootout win against Slovenia that secured a place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024.