Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey was supposed to be Jamaica’s leader and star forward leading them into the Copa America. But as the Reggae Boyz suffered a damning 3-1 loss to Ecuador, it appears that Bailey is only too happy to be partying around in his vacation period. Jamaica has some notable figures in their …
Argentina qualified for the 2024 Copa America quarterfinals with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Chile in the group stages. This also marked sweet revenge for the reigning World Champions over the Chilean side that had defeated them in the Copa America 2016 final at the MetLife Stadium. The group game was a pretty tightly contested …
The 2024 Copa America host nation, USA, kicked off their journey with a 2-0 win over Bolivia on Sunday. Despite the win in front of 47,873 fans, there were concerns raised about the USA midfielder Weston Mckennie. After the USMNT’s social media handle posted a picture of McKennie on X (fka Twitter), fans took notice …
The United States of America is ready to go wild this summer with the 2024 Copa América. The 48th edition of the tournament will be hosted across the USA in 14 different stadiums as the whole of the football world looks on for the ball to roll. The fans are already flocking in with just …
The summer of 2024 is going to be an exciting one for football fans. Unlike most years, where the fanatics are starved of action in the June-July period when the off-season kicks in, that won’t be the case this year due to Euro 2024 and the Copa America 2024. Both tournaments will keep fans entertained …
The Brazilian national team will hope that bigger and better things are in store for them in 2024. The Selecao have not exactly had the most success in 2023 and have already lost three of their first six 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. This includes the gutting loss to Argentina at home in what …
Over six months have passed since Argentina won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar and put an end to a near-four decade wait for the coveted championship. Lionel Messi was able to fulfil his prophecy of winning arguably the biggest trophy in the final stages of his highly decorated, iconic career. Argentina have since …
Argentina finally ended a trophy drought of 28 years when they lifted the Copa America trophy by defeating Brazil in the final. It was a historic night both for the Argentine football team and their captain Lionel Messi, as one of the greatest players of all time added another feather to his much-decorated career. A …
Nicolas Otamendi wasn’t having any of Neymar’s horseplaying on the night. The rock-solid Argentina defender was caught on camera yanking the Brazilian superstar off the ground in one of the highlights of Argentina’s Copa America triumph on Sunday. Argentina won their first major trophy in 28 years after Angel Di Maria locked into a terrific …
Angel Di Maria snapped Argentina’s 28-year drought without a major title with a goal worthy of being associated with the feat. The Albiceleste have been searching for a major tournament triumph since winning the Copa America back in 1993 and did just that after Di Maria capitalised on a defensive error from Renan Lodi. The …
Lionel Messi put on a signature dribbling masterclass as Argentina defeated Colombia on penalties to book their spot in the 2021 Copa America final against eternal rivals Brazil. The Argentina captain rolled back the years and showed that he has still got it, as he shrugged off much larger Colombian defenders as if it meant …
Emiliano Martinez backed all of his incessant trash-talking with skill as Argentina booked their spot in the 2021 Copa America final after getting past Colombia on penalties. An early goal by Lautaro Martinez set the tone for Argentina to ease their path into Sunday’s final against the already-qualified Brazil, but Luis Diaz struck back for …
It would be an understatement to say that Lionel Messi was wholeheartedly invested in the penalty shootout against Colombia. The Argentina captain is no stranger to the heartbreak of spot-kick failure as he previously starred in two decisive shoot-outs in the last three editions of Copa America. It was his miss in 2016 final that …
Lionel Messi poked borax at former teammate Yerry Mina and challenged him to ‘dance again’ after the Colombian defender had missed his penalty during the shootout loss against Argentina. The Barcelona talisman was of course making a reference to the Everton defender’s little jig he did after scoring a penalty during Colombia’s quarterfinal win against …
Neymar produced a wonderful assist when he wriggled away from three opponents to find a way to tee up Lucas Paqueta on a pitch that did not deserve to see such quality of football. Brazil dominated the game but couldn’t find their finishing boots as much as they would have liked as the Selecao booked …
Lionel Messi wasted no time worryng about the 8-man wall Ecuador had set up as he smashed in a free-kick from close range during Argentina’s 3-0 win in the quarter-finals of Copa America. With the game done and dusted at this point, the Albiceleste captain decided to serve something special for the viewers as he …
Gabriel Jesus was sent for an early bath by the referee after the Manchester City forward perhaps forgot which sport he was playing and planted a UFC-style flying kick on Eugenio Mena’s face. The incident took place during the Copa America quarter-final fixture between Brazil and Chile at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. …