Team barred from competition after fan attack on rival players

Argentina's Boca Juniors soccer team will play no further role in this season's Copa Libertadores, South America's premier continental club competition, as a result of the attack on River Plate players on Thursday.

Boca has now been barred by the South American Confederation and must also pay a $200,000 fine.

They will play their next four games behind closed doors as punishment for the incident, which saw the players from archrivals River Plate - who will progress to the quarterfinals as a result of the decision - subjected to an attack by a toxic liquid substance.