Rudi Gutendorf’s globe-trotting career, spanning half a century, saw him coach a record 55 teams.
Rudi Gutendorf, the tireless manager who guided a world record 55 teams, including 18 national sides, has died at 93, according to several German media outlets.
Born in Koblenz on the banks of the Rhine, the man dubbed “Restless Rudi” started his football career as a player for hometown club TuS Neuendorf before taking his first management role with Swiss side Blue Stars Zurich in the 1950s.
Coaching proved infectious, and after building an impressive CV with top flight teams in West Germany, Gutendorf…
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno says Brazil came together and proved that they were the best team at the Copa America despite Neymar’s absence.
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In the Copa America final on July 7, Everton gave Brazil the lead, and Paolo Guerrero equalised for Peru before the hosts sealed a 3-1 win. Just three days later, both were in action for their clubs in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup.
Once domestic football starts up, international tournaments are quickly brushed into the past, but it would be a mistake to do that to the Copa America. This year’s tournament does not represent the end of a process; rather, it kicks off a new competitive cycle,…
Alejandro Moreno says that VAR created a state of uncertainty throughout the Copa America by not showing footage of what was being checked.
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The guys debate Neymar’s impact on Brazil, pointing out how his never-ending injuries and inflated ego are detrimental to the team.
Alejandro Moreno and Ross Dyer dive into the opening fixtures of the 2019 Copa America and share their predictions for who will lift the cup.
Away from the extreme altitude of La Paz, Bolivia are probably the weakest of the 10 South American nations — and for this very reason they are often served up as a sacrificial lamb for the hosts on the opening night of the Copa America.
But the Bolivians have doggedly refused to read the script. In 1999 they held hosts Paraguay to a first-day draw — and they did the same to Peru in 2004, Venezuela in 2007 and even Argentina in 2011. So can they now do the same thing to Brazil in 2019?
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