[SCOREBOARD] Host Argentina won its first game at the Copa America, beating Costa Rica, 3-0, thanks to a pair of goals by Sergio Aguero and a goal from Angel Di Maria and went through to the quarterfinals as the runner-up in Group A behind Colombia. For all the action… Group A July 1 Argentina 1 […]
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2011 Copa America this week …
[SCOREBOARD] Cementerio de los Elefantes (“Cemetery of the Elephants”) is an appropriate nickname for the Estadio Brigadier Estanislao Lopez in Santa Fe as hostArgentina put on another dreadful display at the Copa America, settling for a 0-0 tie with Colombia on Wednesday. It was the second tie in two games for Argentina, which got another […]
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Argentina saved from disaster at Copa America gala opening
By Paul Gardner Admittedly, I did not get what I wanted from the Grand Opening Game of the Copa America between Argentina and Bolivia. I was looking for afestival of the skilled, artistic soccer that is the Latin game. Maybe we’ll still get plenty of that as the tournament unfolds, but we didn’t get much […]
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2011 Under-17 World Cup this weekend …
[SCOREBOARD] Arturo Gonzalez‘s goal four minutes into stoppage time gave host Mexico a 3-2 win over the Netherlands atthe Under-17 World Cup and eliminated the European champion, which finished with just one point. Traditional youth power Argentina was routed for the second time in three games, falling to Japan, 3-1,but advanced as one of the […]
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Brilliant back-heel goal by Boca's Palermo
[VIDEO PICK] Boca Juniors striker Martin Palermo scored with a jumping back-heel in Monday’s 1-1 tie with Independiente. The37-year-old Palermo, who announced he will retire at the end of the season, has scored more than 300 goals in his club career.
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Messi explains his artistry: 'I play like a child'
By Paul Gardner Watching Lionel Messi play soccer gives me an intense delight. The only other player who comes close to creating the free-spirited aura of enjoymentthat Messi displays is Cristiano Ronaldo. But Messi is really in a class of his own. I’m tempted, every time I write about Messi, to make artistic comparisons, because, […]
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Messi's colors haven't changed
There are some Argentines who feel that Lionel Messi is more Spanish than Argentine, but the Barcelona star says he’ll always be Argentine. “Iwould never have chosen to play for Spain because I am Argentine,” he said in interview with TyCSports.com. “It is true that Spain has treated me very well. Let’s not forget that […]
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Japan sorry to be pulling out
[COPA AMERICA] Citing an “unprecedented crisis” in its domestic soccer following the earthquake and tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated its northeastregion, Japan has pulled out of the 2011 Copa America scheduled to be played July 1-25 in Argentina. Japan and Mexico (set to send its U-23 team) were the two invitees to complete the12-team […]
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Juan Agudelo, the real deal?
[MY VIEW] With his tying goal in the USA’s 1-1 tie with Argentina on Saturday night, 18-year-old Juan Agudelo has beenanointed the next great scoring hope of American soccer. Two other recent great scoring hopes — Jozy Altidore and EddieJohnson — also got off to fast starts for the USA but their careers stalled when […]
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Bob Bradley – The Yesterday Man
By Paul Gardner Another reprehensible evening for Bob Bradley and the U.S. national team at the New Meadowlands Stadium. Not as bad as last year’s feeble surrender toBrazil, but bad enough. Of course, a 1-1 tie with Argentina looks like a respectable scoreline, but don’t be fooled. For most of this game, the USA was […]