体坛英语资讯：Copa Libertadores to drop home and away final format
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 23-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="Libertadores">Libertadores</span> - <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> - <span word="will">will</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neutral">neutral</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2019, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scrap">scrap</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="legged">legged</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="Libertadores">Libertadores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="competitions">competitions</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UEFA">UEFA</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span>.</p><p>"<span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span>, <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="clubs">clubs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fans">fans</span>," <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="spectacle">spectacle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stadium">stadium</span>," <span word="Conmebol">Conmebol</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Asuncion">Asuncion</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="finalists">finalists</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prizemoney">prizemoney</span> - <span word="benefiting">benefiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="marketing">marketing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> 25% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ticket">ticket</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>.</p><p><span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="midweek">midweek</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primetime">primetime</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="maximize">maximize</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="potential">potential</span>, <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="Libertadores">Libertadores</span> <span word="features">features</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strongest">strongest</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 10 <span word="member">member</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="winners">winners</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Club">Club</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="contested">contested</span> <span word="annually">annually</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="confederations">confederations</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span>.</p>
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