Jhon Viafara was arrested in his native Colombia back in March.
Former Real Sociedad midfielder Jhon Viafara is to be extradited to the United States to face charges of drug trafficking.
Colombia’s justice minister, Margarita Cabello, signed a decree on Friday that will see the ex-Colombia star handed over to the U.S. authorities.
On Sept. 27, Colombia’s Supreme Court (CSJ) approved the extradition of Viafara, who was part of the country’s 2004 and 2007 Copa America squads.
Viafara was arrested in his native Colombia on a U.S. drug warrant back in March…
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Neymar scored for Brazil on Friday night in his return to action since a foot injury earlier in the summer sidelined him.
Neymar’s second half goal gave Brazil a 2-2 draw against South American rivals Colombia in an international friendly on Friday night.
The match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens marked the competitive return of Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar, who has not played for club or country since injuring his right foot in a June friendly against Qatar.
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Real Madrid star James Rodriguez is set to miss Colombia’s games in the U.S. during the next international break after picking up a calf muscle injury in Saturday’s 1-1 La Liga draw with Valladolid, sources have told ESPN FC.
Making his first appearance of the 2019-20 campaign, having not featured at all for Zinedine Zidane’s side through preseason when he was expected to leave the Bernabeu, the 29-year-old suffered the injury early in the second half.
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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 wife of the Colombia defender who missed a penalty kick that led to the team’s elimination in the Copa America says he and his family have received death threats.
Daniela Mejia, wife of William Tesillo, says some of the threats alluded to former Colombian defender Andres Escobar, who was murdered days after he scored an own-goal in the 1994 World Cup in a loss to the United States.
Tesillo missed Colombia’s fifth penalty in the team’s 5-4 loss in a shootout against Chile in the quarterfinals…
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Reigning champions Chile advanced to the semifinals of the Copa America on Friday after beating Colombia 5-4 in a penalty shootout following a 0-0 draw in Sao Paulo
Alexis Sanchez got the winning spot kick after William Tesillo pulled Colombia’s last penalty wide of the post.
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Chile will face either Uruguay or Peru in Wednesday’s semifinal in Porto Alegre. The other semi is between hosts Brazil and Argentina.
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Inside the bubble of a major international tournament, it somehow seems wrong — almost an act of treason — to be thinking about the club game. The cold fact is, though, that life does not end with the final of the Copa America on July 7, and that the players are rightly concerned with their club careers and the dynamic they will take into the new season. That especially applies to big names in limbo, like two stars on opposing sides of Friday’s intriguing quarterfinal clash in Sao Paulo between…