0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/27/2016
Argentinian soccer and the Argentinian Football Association have long been the subject of claims of mass corruption off the field. On the field, it has been all sorts of heartbreak for one of the most talented generations to never win a major title. Following a fourth major tournament final loss in a row, the biggest […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal
After leading his team to the Copa America final, missing the first penalty for Argentina and having lost to Chile in penalty kicks for the second consecutive year, Lionel Messi has decided to retire from the Argentine national team. “It’s over. My time with the national team is done. We’ve been to four finals and […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/26/2016
For the second straight year, the Copa America Final between Argentina and Chile went scoreless and was taken to penalties. And repeating what happened in last year’s game, Chile once again wins in penalty kicks to defeat Argentina for their second consecutive Copa America win, winning the penalty shootout 4-2. The first half was defined […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/21/2016
Jurgen Klinsmann came in to Copa America Centenario trying to erase the moniker of the United State men’s national team as the underdog. His team’s biggest chance to do just that came on Tuesday night as they took on No. 1 in the world — Argentina. That chance was erased quickly, as the American defense […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
Lionel Messi and free kicks from inside 30 yards? Danger. Danger Will Robinson. In this case it was danger USMNT, and Messi made them pay for a foul in a big way. Skying a ball that Brad Guzan or any other keeper the world over wouldn’t have stopped, Messi netted one of his best free […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
The United States men’s national team came in to the game against Argentina as a 6-1 underdog and it took all of three minutes to find out exactly why. After the USMNT defense was stretched out it conceded a corner, which was promptly taken short and caught the defense somewhat off guard. It took Messi […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/15/2016
1) Biggest winner: Chile Not only did Chile soundly defeat Panama to advance to the knockout stages of the Copa America to defend their title, but they found their scoring touch along the way. To be fair, they did beat Panama, but considering that Panama gave Chile a shock with an early goal and made it […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/11/2016
The triumphant return of Lionel Messi, some great free kick goals and a controversial handball call caps off what was match day eight in the Copa America. 1) Biggest Winner: Whoever Attended the Argentina/Panama Game in Person Seriously, I mean what a performance by Lionel Messi and in such a short time frame as well. […]
0 comments by Randy Capps on 6/3/2016
Two of the best three teams on the planet (according to the sometimes dubious FIFA rankings) will share Group D at the Copa America Centenario this month. Argentina, the 14-time champion of South America, and Chile, the most recent Copa America winners, seem destined to fight for first place while Panama and Bolivia look to […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/17/2015
We’re just over six months away from arguably the biggest soccer tournament to hit the United States of America since the 1994 World Cup — with the 10 teams from South America joining six CONCACAF teams for the Centennial Copa America tournament. On Thursday, the seeding and scheduling was announced for the tournament. There wasn’t […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/11/2015
This international break, the USMNT will play St. Vincent and the Grenadines as well as Trinidad and Tobago. As these two World Cup Qualifiers will no doubt be important games in the United States, 94 countries will take part in at least one World Cup Qualifying game in the CONCACAF, AFC, CAF and CONMEBOL regions. […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 9/19/2015
Carlos Tevez made his way back home to Argentina to play for his first ever senior club Boca Juniors after a very successful season in Italy playing for Serie A champions and Champions League runners-up Juventus. Keeping with his goal scoring streak that he had in Italy, he continues to score goals for his new […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 7/4/2015
The 2015 Copa America Final is this afternoon and we have two teams who got here under very different circumstances and haven’t won the tournament in a very long time. The host, Chile, has never won the Copa America and while they are 14 time champions, Argentina hasn’t won the continental title since 1993. We […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 7/2/2015
Argentina is in the Copa America Final against host Chile on Saturday night and they got a surprise from a famous fan. Legendary actor Al Pacino sent a message of support to the Argentine team as they’re going for their first Copa America title since 1993. Al Pacino le envía un mensaje a la Selección […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 6/20/2015
Lionel Messi is one of (if not the) best player(s) in the world of soccer. He also happens to be world famous off the pitch as well, so perhaps taking selfies and pictures while walking down the street or with fans isn’t abnormal. Taking a selfie with a fellow competitor after a big international match […]
