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Argentina’s Lionel Messi holds up the trophy while celebrating with teammates after defeating Colombia in the Copa América final soccer match in Miami Gardens, Fla. A showing of the Copa América final Sunday night ended in chaos after police said a fight involving at least 200 people broke out at a Colombian restaurant in Los Angeles and at least one …

Colombia’s soccer federation president and son arrested amid Copa América final chaos

Fans wait to enter Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Sunday ahead of the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia. Colombia’s soccer federation president and his son were among 27 people arrested during the crowd control issues that broke out Sunday at the Copa América final between Argentina and Colombia, police said Monday. Ramón Jesurún and his …

CNN — Argentina claimed its third straight major title with an extra-time victory over Colombia in Miami on Sunday, as a tearful Lionel Messi likely said goodbye to international soccer in a Copa América final delayed by crowd trouble. Fans try to enter the Copa América 2024 final between Argentina and Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium on July 14, 2024 …

U.S. Soccer fires coach Gregg Berhalter after Copa América collapse

With the 2026 World Cup less than two years away, U.S. Soccer is starting over after firing coach Gregg Berhalter on Wednesday. “We are now focused on working with our Sporting Director Matt Crocker and leveraging his experience at the highest levels of the sport to ensure we find the right person to lead the USMNT into a new era …

Gregg Berhalter, U.S. Soccer in trouble after Copa América loss

U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter watches from the sideline during a Copa América group win over Bolivia on June 23. U.S. men’s soccer coach Gregg Berhalter shakes hands with goalkeeper Matt Turner after a 1-0 loss to Uruguay in Copa Amèrica group play Monday. “We will be conducting a comprehensive review of our performance in Copa América and …

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Jaime Lozano is the third coach Mexico’s national team has had in the last 18 months. “It’s a knockout match.” With the World Cup returning to Mexico in less than two years, the national team program is in tatters and the panic in the country’s soccer federation is real. Mexico coach Jaime Lozano talks to Gerardo Arteaga during Wednesday’s Copa …

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 …

Romário is back: He’s player-chairman and a big fan of a revitalized Brazilian soccer club

MESQUITA, Brazil — América, a once-great soccer club in northern Rio de Janeiro, was recently on the verge of folding due to years of mismanagement. World Cup-winning striker Romário, now also a senator/lawmaker, became president of his boyhood club earlier this year not only to save it, but also to play a few matches for the Rio state’s second division …