Nicaragua FA confirms The Best voting mix-up

Craig Burley says Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde’s struggles can only get worse if Lionel Messi’s injury against Villarreal sidelines the star man.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at FIFA’s The Best awards.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk says he was proud to even be nominated as he lost out to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi at FIFA’s The Best awards.
The Nicaragua football federation (Fenifut) on Thursday confirmed that it was left-back Manuel Rosas, and not team captain Juan Barrera, whose vote was sent in to FIFA in its The Best voting for its player of the year.
The federation said it mistakenly told FIFA that it was Barrera who voted, when in fact, it was Rosas. Rosas’ vote was for Lionel Messi.

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Messi The Best vote fix claims: FIFA issue denial

Craig Burley says Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde’s struggles can only get worse if Lionel Messi’s injury against Villarreal sidelines the star man.

Julien Laurens questions where new Barcelona signing Antoine Griezmann can fit in alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez in the team’s formation.

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi says hard work and a desire for more titles has given him longevity at the top after winning best men’s player at FIFA’s The Best awards.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk says he was proud to even be nominated as he lost out to Barcelona forward Lionel Messi at FIFA’s The Best awards.
FIFA have denied allegations of foul play with regards to the voting as Lionel Messi was named Best Men’s Player at the FIFA The Best awards in Milan on Monday.
Nicaragua captain Juan Barrera has said he did not vote for the Barcelona forward, who beat Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo to win the award, with votes cast by national team manager and captains as well as various media representatives.
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Banned former Nicaragua football chief Julio Rocha dies

Julio Rocha has died at 67.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Julio Rocha, the former Nicaraguan Football Federation president convicted in the United States in a corruption scandal at FIFA, died on Saturday. He was 67.
Federation president Manuel Quintanilla said his predecessor died after an illness he had had “for several months.”
Federation spokesman Moises Avalos told Nueva Radio Ya that Rocha had cancer. He added that family members petitioned for him to be able to return from the U.S. to die in his home country, “but unfortunately…

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U.S. gets the job done vs. Nicaragua to ease into Gold Cup quarterfinals

Janusz Michallik reviews the United States’ group stage performance in the Gold Cup and notes the key performers.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The U.S. men’s national team defeated Nicaragua 3-0 on Saturday to end the Gold Cup group stage on a positive note and claim first place in Group B. Joe Corona opened the scoring in the 36th minute while Kelyn Rowe added another in the 56th minute. With the U.S. needing a goal to leapfrog Panama in Group B, it was left to Matt Miazga to get the vital tally in the 88th minute.

Here are three thoughts on the match.

1. U.S gets the job done

Following Panama’s 3-0 win over Martinique…

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Bedoya stands out as U.S. gets 3-0 win vs. Nicaragua to top Gold Cup Group B

The U.S. struggled vs. Nicaragua but got the win it needed to top its Gold Cup group.

It took a little longer than expected, but the United States did what it had to do to win Gold Cup Group B with a 3-0 victory over Nicaragua on Saturday evening at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.

Positives

Out of the three group-stage matches, this was the best performance from the U.S., which really isn’t saying that much. Yet there were some positives, namely Alejandro Bedoya and Kelyn Rowe in midfield. Matt Miazga and Matt Besler also worked well as the two center-backs and could…

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U.S. does just enough to top group in win over Nicaragua

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Janusz Michallik reviews the United States’ group stage performance in the Gold Cup and notes the key performers. Matt Miazga scored in the 88th minute to cap the United States’ 3-0 win over Nicaragua in Cleveland on Saturday, ensuring the Americans topped CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B on goals scored.
The U.S. needed to win by three goals to ensure they matched the plus-four goal difference of Panama, who beat Martinique 3-0 earlier in the day. They won the group on the next tiebreaker, goals scored, 7-6.
Though Joe Corona and Kelyn Rowe had the U.S. up by two goals, a pair of missed penalties had the Americans…

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World Cup ‘audition’ pressure affecting youngsters on U.S. Gold Cup squad

Sebastian Salazar evaluates Mexico’s draw with Jamaica and compares it with the U.S.’s draw with Martinique.

After the U.S.’s narrow win over Martinique, Herculez Gomez says Bruce Arena and the players need to be held accountable.
CLEVELAND — For the U.S. men’s national team, the final group-stage game of the Gold Cup is usually a time for fine-tuning: Perhaps a few players need a rest, or it’s time to refine some tactical concepts.
Yet as the group stage concludes for the U.S. on Saturday against Nicaragua, the Americans find themselves in a very different place. Rather than tinkering, what manager Bruce Arena really needs from his side is for it to raise its game considerably and deliver a complete performance.

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Diaz, Torres goals complete Panama comeback vs. Nicaragua

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Ismael Diaz and Gabriel Torres scored seven minutes apart as Panama leapt into the Group B lead at the 2017 Gold Cup with a 2-1 victory over Nicaragua in Tampa.
Panama, who drew with the United States in their opening match, faced a deficit just after the break when Carlos Chavarria pounced on an errant pass and rifled his right-footed shoot past a helpless Jose Calderon in the Panamanian goal.
However, Nicaragua’s lead would only last two minutes as Diaz leveled the score — firing high…

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