Injured Neymar to miss Copa America, says Brazil team doctor
Brazil forward Neymar will not recover from knee surgery in time to play at next year's Copa America, national team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said on Tuesday.
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Lionel Messi, Argentina To Face Old Foe Chile In Copa America
Lionel Messi and Argentina will get the chance to avenge their defeats to Chile in the 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals after being grouped with their old rivals in the draw for next year's tournament on Thursday. Reigning Copa America champions Argentina will defend their title in the United States next summer in an expanded 16-team tournament which features 10 South American teams and six qualifiers from the CONCACAF region. Argentina, winners of last year's World Cup, will kick off the tournament on June 20 in Atlanta against either Canada or Trinidad & Tobago, who meet in a playoff next year to determine one of two remaining CONCACAF slots.
Women's World Cup roundup: South Africa, Jamaica advance to Round of 16
Two minutes into stoppage time, Thembi Kgatlana stunned Italy with a game-winner for South Africa in a 3-2 victory that pushed her team into the Round of 16 for the first time at the Women's World Cup.
Lionel Scaloni: Messi Tampil di Copa America 2024
Pelatih Timnas Argentina, Lionel Scaloni, memastikan Lionel Messi main di Copa America 2024. Dia menilai LM10 masih pantas membela Tim Tango.
‘I’m sure it will be soon’ – Lionel Messi admits Argentina retirement is close but ready for 'new challenge' in Miami
Lionel Messi admits his retirement from international football is edging over closer after leading Argentina to World Cup glory last year. Messi achieved the crowning moment of his career in Qatar, as one of the sport’s all-time greats finally won football’s greatest prize. Ad The Inter Miami star admits that his days wearing those famous blue-and-white stripes are numbered.
Europa League, Copa Sudamericana champions to meet in new challenge match
Europa League champions Sevilla and Copa Sudamericana winners Independiente del Valle will face each other in the "Club Challenge" tournament, a new intercontinental clash launched by UEFA and CONMEBOL on Friday.
England Women to wear blue shorts at Finalissima and World Cup after players voice period concerns
The England women's football team have switched from white shorts to blue as players were concerned about playing in white while on their period. Last year Beth Mead and Ellen White said the team spoke to England's official kit manufacturer Nike about making the change because white shorts were “not practical when it’s the time of the month”. Ad «It’s something we’ve fed back to Nike,» Mead said.
Argentina's World Cup-Winning Coach Lionel Scaloni To Stay Till 2026
Argentina's World Cup-winning coach Lionel Scaloni has signed a new contract until the 2026 World Cup, the Argentine football federation announced on Monday. Scaloni, who took over the role in 2018 and guided Lionel Messi's team to glory in Qatar in December, agreed to the new deal while attending the FIFA Best awards in Paris. Argentine football chief "Claudio Tapia and Lionel Scaloni met to finalise the extension of his contract until 2026," a statement from the federation read under the headline "Continuity assured".