On the same day Sigi Schmid departed as the Seattle Sounders coach, 27-year-old Uruguayan Nicolas Lodeiro arrived in Seattle to sign with the Sounders as the playmaker they’velacked. Lodeiro won the 2011 Copa America with Uruguay and played forArgentine giant Boca Juniors. He is expected to join the Sounders as a replacement for Obafemi Martins, […]
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MLS Moves: 'Caps part ways with Rivero
An MLS career that started brightly only to fizzle out has come to a conclusion. Vancouver has transferred Uruguayan striker Octavio Rivero to Chilean club Colo Colo. Accordingto a team statement the ‘Caps will receive a portion of any transfer fee should Colo Colo sell him to another club. He formerly played for O’Higgins in […]
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Copa Central: Luis Suarez's bad night
Luis Suarezcan’t escape controversy — even when he doesn’t play. Uruguay, a winner of a record 15 Copa America titles, exited the Copa Centenario when it was upset by Venezuela, 1-0. Suarez, who missed the Celeste’s opening loss to Mexico with a hamstring injury, was listed on the Uruguay roster sheet as injured and unavailable […]
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Copa Centenario: Results & schedule
Mexico and Venezuela joined Colombia in the Copa Centenario quarterfinals after only two games. Haiti, Jamaica and Uruguay have all been eliminated. It marks the first time since 1997 that Uruguay hasnot reached the knockout stage. For the weekend TV schedule. Note: All times ET. GROUP A June 3 in SantaClara, California USA 0 Colombia […]
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What They're Saying: Uruguayan federation president Wilmar Valdez
“South American soccer is passion. [The United States is] a different culture, with lots of positive things. But it’s a country where they don’t feel soccer. They are not like South Americans and thatcauses problems.” — Uruguayan federation president Wilmar Valdez, telling Uruguayan radio station Sport 890 that it was wrong to hold the Centenario […]
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Copa Central: Mexico-Uruguay ends on wrong foot
The bad blood between Mexico and Uruguay did not end when the final whistle blew in their match, which featured a pair of red cards and eight yellow cards. Following Mexico’s 3-1 win in Arizona,El Tri boss Juan Carlos Osorio accused Uruguay defender Jose Maria Gimenez of insulting him. And the next day, Uruguayan federation […]
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Copa Centenario Preview: Mexico and Uruguay a class above in Group C
A new-found defensive resiliency under head coach Juan Carlos Osorio should propel Mexico past Venezuela and Jamaica, though the Caribbean nation showed enough last year at the Gold Cup –beating the USA in the semifinals before falling to Mexico in the final — to rate an outsider’s chance to plucking a point off the two […]
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BeIN Sports adds special Copa Centenario coverage
One vital aspect of soccer’s increased television exposure is how events are treated by non-rights holders that can’t show the games and have limited access, if any, to players andcoaches and training sessions. The Copa America Centenario kicks off a week Friday for a three-week competition of 32 games played in 10 venues that will […]
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Copa Centenario: Final rosters released
The final 23-player rosters for the 16 competing teams in the Copa Centenario were unveiled on Monday. A player listed on a team’s final roster may only be replaced in the event of serious injury upuntil 24 hours before his team’s first match and only from the preliminary 40-player roster. The tournament will open on […]
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Copa Centenario: Luis Suarez might play for Uruguay after all
Despite confirmation of the hamstring injury he suffered in Sunday’s Copa del Rey final, Barcelona star Luis Suarez will join Uruguay’s national team on June 1 ahead of the Copa Centenario.Barca issued a statement that Suarez will begin his rehabilitation in Barcelona, then join Uruguay in the United States, where a final decision on his […]