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Suárez gets stoppage-time goal, Uruguay beats Canada 4-3 in shootout for 3rd place in Copa America
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luis Suárez still has a knack for big plays. The 37-year-old Suárez, Uruguay’s career scoring leader, tied the score two minutes into second-half stoppage time, and Uruguay beat Canada 4-3 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 draw on Saturday night to finish...
Colombia, Argentina concerned about safety at Copa America final after semifinal brawl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Argentina and Colombia expressed safety worries ahead of Sunday night's Copa America final, days after Uruguay’s Darwin Núñez and a handful of his teammates went into the stands amid a brawl following a semifinal loss to Colombia. “I’m concerned...
Lionel Messi looks to lead Argentina to record 16th Copa America title in duel with Colombia
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is one win from leading Argentina to a record 16th Copa America title. Colombia will do everything in its power to make sure that doesn't happen in a matchup that pits the juggernaut against the surging force in the final. It’ll happen...
Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa says players deserve apology, not sanctions after Copa America fight
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa thinks his players deserve an apology, not sanctions, for going into the stands at Bank of America Stadium and participating in a fight with Colombia fans following his team’s 1-0 Copa America semifinal loss. An angry Bielsa...
If Jürgen Klopp is available, Jim Curtin says no others need be interviewed by US Soccer
NEW YORK (AP) — Jim Curtin thinks the search for Gregg Berhalter’s successor as U.S. coach doesn’t need to be complicated. “If Jürgen Klopp is available to do it and wants to do it, you don’t need an interview process for that. That’s the guy,” the Philadelphia Union...
Gregg Berhalter fired as U.S. men's soccer coach after Copa America first-round exit
NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Berhalter was fired 10 months into his second stint as U.S. men's soccer coach, leaving the Americans searching for a leader less than two years before they host the World Cup. Berhalter was dismissed Wednesday, nine days after his team's first-round exit from...
Uruguay looks to slow down surging Colombia entering Copa America semifinals in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Uruguay is two wins away from a record-setting 16th Copa America title. Colombia is red hot, having gone 27 consecutive matches without a loss. Something has to give Wednesday night when the two South American powers clash in the tournament's semifinals at...
Jesse Marsch says he didn't need success with Canada to prove his coaching ability
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Having led Canada to the semifinals of the Copa America, coach Jesse Marsch said he didn't need success to prove his ability after he was fired by Leeds and overlooked by the U.S. Soccer Federation. “I felt how strongly they wanted me here, and I’m...
Uruguay beats Brazil 4-2 on penalties after scoreless draw, advances to Copa America semifinals
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Marcelo Bielsa knew what the world's reaction would be after Uruguay and Brazil grinded, scrapped and shoved their way through a Copa America quarterfinal match with 41 fouls, four shots on target and no goals in open play. Bielsa knows the beautiful game wasn't so...
Calls for Berhalter to step down from USMNT are growing. Here are possible candidates to replace him
NEW YORK (AP) — Jürgen Klopp, Thierry Henry and Marcelo Bielsa are among those being speculated about as candidates to take over from Gregg Berhalter as U.S. coach ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Jesse Marsch, Hugo Pérez, Pellegrino Matarazzo and David Wagner could be considered if...
