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PARIS, FRANCE – JULY 10: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal (c) lifts the Henri Delaunay trophy after his side win 1-0 against France during the UEFA EURO 2016 Final match between Portugal and France at Stade de France on July 10, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Who would win: Copa America Best XI or Euros Best XI?

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This question comes up very often. Who would win if you gathered the best players from Europe and the best from the Americas. With the Euros and Copa America Centenario now complete, we can look at the Best XI’s from both tournaments and compare. The Best XI’s below are courtesy of WhoScored.com, who build their teams […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JUNE 26: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina reacts after he missed a penalty kick against Chile during the Copa America Centenario Championship match at MetLife Stadium on June 26, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Chile defeated Argentina 0-0 with the 4-2 win in the shootout. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

BREAKING: Lionel Messi retires from Argentine National Team

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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 […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JUNE 26: Chile fans celebrate as their team heads out for warm ups before the Copa America Centenario Championship match at MetLife Stadium on June 26, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Chile wins in penalties in a very physical Copa America Centenario Final

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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 […]

GLENDALE, AZ – JUNE 25: Carlos Bacca #7 of Colombia celebrates his first half goal ahead of Matt Besler #5 of United States during the 2016 Copa America Centenario third place match at University of Phoenix Stadium on June 25, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

USMNT falls short, Colombia wins third place in Copa America

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The United States Men’s national team fought bravely and were close on many occasions to score, but they lacked the final touch in the opponent’s third of the pitch and were done in by a Carlos Bacca goal to fall to Colombia 1-0 in the Copa America third place match. In front of 29,000 people […]

CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 22: Jose Pedro Fuenzalida #6 of Chile celebrates a goal with teammates in the first half during a 2016 Copa America Centenario Semifinal match against Colombia at Soldier Field on June 22, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Chile strikes early and advances into Copa America final against Argentina

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Chile had to wait for it a bit longer than they would have wished, but they managed to hold off Colombia to reach the Copa America final for the second consecutive year. Not only that, but they will face off against the same opponent that they did last year in Argentina on their way to […]

HOUSTON, TX – JUNE 21: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina scores a goal on a free kick in the first half against the United States during a 2016 Copa America Centenario Semifinal match at NRG Stadium on June 21, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Argentina blasts USMNT 4-0, Messi sets goal scoring record in process

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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 […]

FOXBORO, MA – JUNE 18: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina celebrates his goal in the second half during the 2016 Copa America Centenario quarterfinal match against Venezuela at Gillette Stadium on June 18, 2016 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

WATCH: Messi sets Argentine goal-scoring record with laser free kick

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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 […]

SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 14: Ezequiel Lavezzi #22 of Argentina in action against Bolivia during the 2016 Copa America Centenario Group D match at CenturyLink Field on June 14, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

WATCH: Argentina’s Lavezzi heads home opener in 3rd minute

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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 […]

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – JUNE 17: Colombia celebrate their overtime shootout win against Peru during the Quarterfinal match of Copa America Centenario at MetLife Stadium on June 17, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Colombia outlasts Peru in penalty shootouts, advance to semifinals of Copa America

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In what was a match that was slow to develop for both teams, Colombia and Peru played out to a very physical and, kind of, choppy game. But it was Colombia that came out victorious in the penalty kick shootout and they will advance into the Copa America semifinals, as the eliminated the underdog Peruvians. […]

SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 16: Clint Dempsey #8 of the United States is congratulated by Alejandro Bedoya #11 and Matt Besler #5 after scoring a goal against Ecuador during the 2016 Quarterfinal – Copa America Centenario match at CenturyLink Field on June 16, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

USMNT advances to Copa America Centenario semifinal in wild win over Ecuador

0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/17/2016

The United States Men’s National Team has advanced to the semifinals of the Copa America for the first time since 1995, thanks to a great performance by both of their strikers in a 2-1 victory over a speedy Ecuador squad. The USMNT scored a massive victory Thursday night. Playing great football in the first half […]

NASHVILLE, TN – JULY 03: A ball bounces off a fan in the crowd during the first half of an international friendly match between U.S.A and Guatemala at Nissan Stadium on July 3, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)

WATCH: Gyasi Zardes makes it 2-0 in USMNT’s quarterfinal in Copa America

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After being heavily criticized for his first touch (enough so that someone actually made a YouTube compilation video of his terrible first touches), finally Gyasi Zardes gets a goal for the USMNT in the Copa America Centenario. After a weird sequence that saw Antonio Valencia and Jermaine Jones see simultaneous red cards, both teams were […]

HOUSTON, TX – JUNE 13: Jose Manuel Velazquez #6 of Venezuela celebrates after scoring a first half goal during the 2016 Copa America Centenario Group match between Mexico and Venezuela at NRG Stadium on June 13, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

The biggest surprises of the Copa America Centenario Group Stage

0 comments by Josh Espinal on 6/15/2016

The Copa America Centenario has been one of the most surprising Copa Americas in history. It has brought surprise teams which pundits and experts thought had no chance of advancing, and inversely there have been teams that have disappointed in a very big way. There have been players that really stepped it up and others that […]

SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 14: Erik Lamela #18 (center facing camera) of Argentina celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Bolivia during the 2016 Copa America Centenario Group D match at CenturyLink Field on June 14, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Day 12 of Copa America finishes off group play, Argentina and Chile move on

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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 […]

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