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Atlanta United striker Josef Martinez said he will not play for Venezuela’s national team as long as Rafael Dudamel is the coach.
Martinez posted a statement on Instagram on Friday shortly after Venezuela’s football federation announced a 32-player squad for upcoming friendlies against Bolivia and Trinidad and Tobago. Martinez was not included in the squad despite having scored 26 goals in the MLS this season.
Martinez said he made the decision because of “an increasingly deteriorating professional…
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,…
The FC crew discuss the standard of officiating in MLS after Jozy Altidore took to Twitter following a penalty no-call in Toronto’s draw with D.C. United.
Toronto FC signed Venezuelan winger Erickson Gallardo on Tuesday.
The 22-year-old tallied 13 goals and 22 assists in 116 appearances with Zamora FC in his native country and made his debut with the Venezuelan national team in June.
“Erickson is a talented attacking player that will improve our team,” Toronto GM Ali Curtis said in a statement. “He has speed, can shift directions quickly and can open up the game for himself and others.”
Gallardo was acquired using targeted allocation money and is…
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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Alejandro Moreno says Argentina once again played flat, and a more fundamentally sound Venezuelan team could have taken advantage.
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To watch the 2019 Copa America, sign up for ESPN+. By Richard MartinRIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Reuters) – Argentina delivered a much-improved performance to beat Venezuela 2-0 in the Copa America quarter-finals on Friday and set up a mouthwatering last-four meeting with Brazil.Striker Lautaro Martinez scored for the second game running to put Argentina in front in the 10th minute with a clever back-heeled finish, diverting in a shot from Sergio Aguero following a corner swung in by captain Lionel Messi.Lionel Scaloni’s side had to weather a series…
The ESPN FC crew look ahead to Argentina’s matchup with Venezuela and question if Messi and company can leave their group stage struggles behind them.
Check out the best goals so far at the 2019 Copa America. Watch the knockout rounds live and on-demand by signing up for ESPN+.
We are down to the final eight teams in the Copa America. Guest nations Japan and Qatar have gone home but we’re left with the giants of South American football like Argentina, Uruguay and hosts Brazil, as well as unfancied teams like Venezuela and Paraguay.
Here is the lowdown on each of the four quarterfinal clashes (all live on ESPN+).
Jump to: Brazil vs. Paraguay | Argentina vs. Venezuela | Colombia vs. Chile | Uruguay vs. Peru
Brazil vs. Paraguay
WHERE: Gremio Arena, Porto Alegre
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