Josh Sargent, Tim Weah score as youthful U.S. beat Bolivia in friendly

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Josh Sargent scored on his debut as a youthful United States side beat Bolivia 3-0 in an international friendly in Chester, Pennsylvania on Monday.
Sargent, 18, marked his first senior cap with a goal, while fellow 18-year-old Timothy Weah also scored as the U.S. cruised to a comfortable win over a Bolivian side who finished second-from-bottom in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying last cycle.
But it wasn’t any of the youngsters who would open the scoring in 37th minute. Instead, the honor fell…

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Bolivian team Universitario forfeits match at 7-0 down after playing youth team

Bolivia’s Wilstermann saw their opponents Universitario forfeit the game after fielding youth players and losing 7-0 at half-time.
The Bolivian Footballers’ Association (FABOL) have denounced Universitario for fielding youth players in a top-flight game at the weekend and have threatened to stop the competition should that happen again.
A dispute over unpaid wages saw Universitario rest their first-team players and instead use their under-19 squad, with players ranging from 15 to 19 years of age, in Sunday’s encounter at Primera A leaders Wilstermann in the city of Cochabamba.
The game ended up being forfeited because, after…

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Bolivia FA chief Carlos Chavez leaves prison for cancer treatment

Carlos Chavez was flown in an ambulance plane Thursday night to a hospital in Sao Paulo.
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Carlos Chavez, the former head of Bolivia’s Football Federation, has been granted permission to temporarily leave prison and travel to Brazil to seek treatment against cancer, officials said Friday.
Chavez was jailed in 2015 at Bolivia’s notorious Palmasola Prison in the eastern city of Santa Cruz on charges he diverted funds from a charity match among other corruption charges.
Authorities said that the 59-year-old was flown in an ambulance plane Thursday night to a hospital in…

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Bolivia lose appeal over ineligible player, giving boost to Chile

Bolivia’s punishment for fielding Nelson Cabrera has been confirmed.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Bolivia have lost their appeal against forfeiting two World Cup qualifying games for fielding an ineligible player, a ruling that hurts Argentina’s chances of qualifying.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said FIFA was right to hand 3-0 defeats to Bolivia in games played last September against Chile and Peru.
FIFA had ruled that Bolivia were wrong to field Paraguay-born defender Nelson Cabrera as a late substitute in both disputed games.
Cabrera fulfilled Bolivian requirements…

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CONMEBOL qualifying table in limbo awaiting verdict on Bolivia CAS appeal

The FC crew discuss how quickly things change in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.

The FC crew discuss how quickly things change in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.

The FC crew discuss how quickly things change in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.

The FC crew discuss how quickly things change in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying.
For all of the Argentina national team’s current problems it is highly likely that, come the end of South American World Cup qualifiers, the recent 1-0 win over Chile will be seen as the decisive result that got the team over the line and on the plane to Russia. True, it was a dreadful performance and an undeserved win, as well as being the match in which Lionel Messi picked up a four-game ban.
But imagine if Chile had won the game. They would be second in the table, rather than their current position…

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