“Our invitation is still valid. No doors are closed as of yet. We would like there to be an open, honest conversation about ways in which our two confederations can all come together about thelong-term viability of an event that we can play in each other’s territories over many years. It’s not about what we […]
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1. Conmebol again rejected a U.S. Soccer proposal to organize a 16-team Americans tournament in 2020, announcing it has awarded the 2020Copa America to Argentina and Colombia. The 2019 Copa America will take place this summer in Brazil, but Conmebol wants to shift the quadrennial tournament to even years in line with the organizationof the […]
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What They're Saying: Carlos Cordeiro
“The invitation to talk is for 2020 but we are open to any conversation, including as part of a longer term agreement. FIFA have been more than constructive and would like to help thishappen…we didn’t have FIFA approval in 2016 but we got it. It is true that we had to turn down an invitation […]
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Evening Edition: What's in the news …
1. Conmebol has turned down U.S. Soccer’s proposal to host a lucrative 16-team Americas tournament in 2020. The South Americanconfederation has wanted to move its quadrennial Copa America to even years, beginning in 2020. Those plans were cited as one of the reasons for rejecting the proposal even though no host country fora 2020 Copa […]
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U.S. Soccer proposes another Americas tournament in 2020
The 2016 Copa Centenariocelebrated the 100th anniversary of the Copa America, but it was conceived by South American federation presidents and Conmebol and Concacaf leaders in conjunction with Datisa, a consortium of SouthAmerican marketing agencies, as a scheme to line the pockets of these soccer executives to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. […]
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Draw: 2019 Copa America
Group A. Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru. June 14: Brazil vs. Bolivia. June 15: Venezuela vs. Peru. June18: Bolivia vs. Peru, Brazil vs. Venezuela. June 22: Peru vs. Brazil, Bolivia vs. Venezuela. Group B.Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay, Qatar. June 15: Argentina vs. Colombia. June 16: Paraguay vs. Qatar. June 19: Colombia vs. Qatar, Argentina vs. Paraguay. June […]
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Dominguez: Ideal field for 2019 Copa America is 16 teams
Conmebol president Alejandro Dominguez says the ideal number of teams for the 2019 Copa America in Brazil is 16 teams — 10 South American teams, plus six invited teams. It usuallyconsists of 12 teams, 10 from South America, plus Mexico and a rotating team from Concacaf.
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Discussions 'beyond preliminary' on another joint Copa America
Concacaf and Conmebol are discussing the organization of another joint event like the 2016 Copa America Centenario in the USA that averaged 46,000 fans. Concacaf president Victor Montaglianisays talks were “beyond preliminary” though the earliest another tournament could take place is 2020.
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MLS Expansion: Atlanta United names Martino head coach
The word is out. Atlanta United FC has confirmed that Gerardo Martino has been hired as the MLS expansion team’s first head coach. The teamhas scheduled a news conference for Wednesday in Atlanta. Martino, 53, is an Argentine native who managed his national team from 2014 to 2016, as well as Barcelona and Paraguay. He […]