América Ramirez Lomeli, right, with her mother, Ziria Lomeli, in front of their home in Sacramento. I’ll leave every other worry aside — that Trump’s economic plans will lead to inflation; that women’s reproductive rights will further erode; that democracy is dangling by a worn-out thread. Our state should be the clearest and fiercest voice pushing back on Trump’s false, …
Uruguay midfielder Federico Valverde, left, is challenged by U.S. midfielder Gio Reyna during the United States’ 1-0 loss in Copa América group play Monday at Arrowhead Stadium. The United States was eliminated from the Copa América with a 1-0 loss to Uruguay on a Mathías Olivera‘s questionable second-half goal Monday night, a defeat that will increase pressure on the U.S. …
Salomón Rondón scored on a penalty kick in the 57th minute and goalkeeper Rafael Romo made the goal stand up with a diving stop on Orbelín Pineda’s penalty try 28 minutes later, giving Venezuela a 1-0 upset over Mexico in a Copa América group-stage game played before a sellout crowd of 72,000 at SoFi Stadium. The goal was set up …
Brazil’s Lucas Paqueta, left, and Costa Rica’s Julio Cascante battle for the ball during a Copa América group match at SoFi Stadium on Monday. Costa Rica bent but never broke Monday, playing Brazil to a 0-0 draw in their opener at Copa América, South America’s quadrennial soccer championship that is being played in the U.S. this summer with six invited …
NEW YORK — The United States will try to qualify for next year’s Copa América without two of its top attacking players. Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah, the Americans’ two starting wingers, will miss CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals against Trinidad and Tobago because of hamstring injuries. The winner of the two-leg, total-goals series earns berths in the Nations League semifinals …
