RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Conflict and ritual convergence. Comparison between the finals of the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores and the UEFA champions league (2000 2017) A1 Mesa López, Aníbal A1 Castilla Vallejo, José Luis A1 Manuel González Ramallal A1 González Ramallal, Manuel Eduardo A2 Sociología y Antropología A2 DeporteCultura y Sociedad (DEPCyS) K1 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores K1 UEFA champions league AB This article is the culmination of a line of work on sports media rituals infootball at club level. We explore the evolution of these rituals in the finalsof the two main continental competitions worldwide: the UEFAChampions League in Europe and the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores inSouth America. We will compare the two competitions to try to understand whether there is a pattern of transformation in their rituals and towhat extent a process of homogenization is taking place. We anticipatethat such homogenization is taking place, in a conflictive relationship withplaces and within a broader process of transformation that is changing thenature of rituals, parallel to the consolidation of new global tribes that arecreated and developed under the protection of media globalization. YR 2024 FD 2024 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/41395 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/41395 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 19-nov-2025