RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Neo-rituals under construction. How and what do the finals of the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores tell us? A1 Mesa López, Aníbal A1 Castilla, José Luis A1 González Ramallal, Manuel A2 Grupo de investigación ULL: DeporteCultura y Sociedad (DEPCyS). K1 Ritual K1 Football K1 Globalization K1 South America AB This paper analyses the ritualization that has evolved around the CopaLibertadores de América finals: the most important football tournamentin South America at club level. It seeks to understand its evolution fromthe beginning of the twenty-first century, paying attention to the confrontation between different national realities and the subcontinentalinstitutions that govern football in the region, particularly theConfederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL). Applying a methodology based on the audiovisual dimension of the event, and analysing multiple categories of ritualization, it can be seen that theinstitutional weakness of CONMEBOL has hindered the transmission ofa clear message via the tournament. This has made it difficult for thetournament to consolidate itself as a unifying force for football in theregion, and has prevented CONMEBOL, at least so far, from being ableto lead a citizenship project around football in South America. SN 1743-0445 YR 2021 FD 2021 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36234 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/36234 LA en DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 23-may-2024