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Lionel Messi should keep doing things his way, not copy Diego Maradona, says Veron

Lionel Messi is his own man and should not be compared to Diego Maradona. That is the view of Juan Sebastian Veron, the former Argentina [...]

USA 2-1 Ecuador: Clint Dempsey shines after scoring and assisting to send hosts into Copa America semi-final

Clint Dempsey drove the United States of America to the Copa America semi-final for the first time since 1995 as they saw off Ecuador in [...]

USA v Ecuador: Copa America 2016 preview

Jurgen Klinsmann has called on his USA players to prove themselves on the world stage as the USA face Ecuador in the first Copa America [...]

Tite named as new Brazil head coach after president of Corinthians confirms his exit along with former Arsenal midfielder Edu

Tite named as new Brazil head coach after president of Corinthians confirms his exit along with former Arsenal midfielder EduDunga was sacked after a poor [...]

Brazil take break in talks with Corinthians boss Tite

Brazil take break in talks with Corinthians boss Tite over replacing Dunga after Copa America disappointmentBrazil knocked out of Copa America group stage for first [...]

Argentina 3-0 Bolivia: Erik Lamela helps set up quarter-final clash with Venezuela as Lionel Messi sparkles in second-half cameo

Copa America Centenario favourites Argentina flexed their muscles once again, crushing Bolivia to reach the quarter-finals as the only team with a 100 per cent [...]

Chile 4-2 Panama: Alexis Sanchez shines as Chilean strikeforce finally fires to deliver Copa America Centenario last eight place

Eduardo Vargas and Alexis Sanchez fired Chile through to the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals in a thrilling clash with Panama, despite Claudio Bravo's best efforts.The [...]

Dunga sacked as Brazil manager after Copa America failure and group stage elimination

Dunga has been sacked from his position as Brazil manager after a disastrous Copa America Centenario.The Selecao were eliminated from the tournament in the group [...]

Uruguay 3-0 Jamaica: Abel Hernandez strikes as Uruguay exit the Copa America

Uruguay 3-0 Jamaica: Abel Hernandez strikes as Uruguay exit the Copa America Uruguay were already eliminated prior to kick-off after two straight lossesAbel Hernandez scored after [...]

Lionel Messi to feature for Argentina against Bolivia as Panama look to progress in the Copa America despite Chile ‘advantage’

Lionel Messi is set to feature for Argentina against Bolivia in his country's final Copa America Centenario group game, even though the Albiceleste have already [...]

Mexico 1-1 Venezuela: Jesus Corona hits stunning solo goal to ensure Mexico top group after Jose Velazquez’s overhead kick

Venezuela can’t say they weren’t warned. Just one minute before Jesus ‘Tecatito’ Corona jinked and jived his way past three defenders before firing Mexico level, [...]

Brazil have been left humiliated by Peru defeat… where do they go from here?

Brazil were sent crashing out of the Copa America Centenario on Sunday night, losing 1-0 to Peru in Foxborough, Massachusetts, thanks to Raul Ruidiaz's punched [...]

Brazil dumped OUT of Copa America 2016 by Peru after handball goal

Raul Ruidiaz delivered the knock-out blow which sent Brazil crashing out of the Copa America. Quite literally—the Peru star punched the ball into the back [...]

Ecuador 4-0 Haiti: Antonio Valencia and Enner Valencia strike as side dominate to progress in the Copa America

Ecuador 4-0 Haiti: Antonio Valencia and Enner Valencia seal last-eight spotPremier League duo struck as Ecuador dominated the encounterVictory means Peru have to beat Brazil [...]

Luis Suarez blames his Copa America outburst on frustration and insists he holds no grudge against Uruguay head coach Oscar Tabarez

Luis Suarez blames his remarkable Copa America outburst on frustration and insists he holds no grudge against Uruguay head coach Oscar TabarezBy Rory O'Callaghan For [...]

Diego Maradona forced to clarify his comments about Argentina captain Lionel Messi

Diego Maradona forced to clarify his comments about Lionel Messi, after claiming the Argentina captain 'has no personality' and 'lacks character'By Rory O'Callaghan For Mailonline [...]

Lionel Messi poses for selfie with Javier Mascherano as Argentina jet off ahead of Bolivia match in the Copa America

Lionel Messi poses for selfie with Javier Mascherano as Argentina jet off ahead of Bolivia match in the Copa AmericaJavier Mascherano uploaded the photo as [...]

Colombia 2-3 Costa Rica: Johan Alberto Venegas’ stunning strike helps already eliminated side secure victory

Colombia 2-3 Costa Rica: Johan Alberto Venegas' stunning strike helps already eliminated side secure victoryLack of pressure meant both sides served up exceptionally entertaining tieThe [...]

‘In my head, it’s decided’: Dunga refuses to give away his team ahead of Brazil’s crunch clash as his squad train for Peru

‘In my head, it’s decided,’ said Dunga, but he wasn’t giving anything away. The coach has key selection decisions to make ahead of Sunday night’s [...]

USA 1-0 Paraguay: Clint Dempsey secures passage to knockout round despite DeAndre Yedlin sending off

They had to sweat for it. Particularly after DeAndre Yedlin's red card—he was idiotically booked twice in the space of a minute early in the [...]

Argentina winger Angel di Maria could miss rest of Copa America with thigh injury

Argentina winger Angel di Maria could miss rest of Copa America with thigh injuryAngel di Maria suffered a thigh injury in Argentina's 5-0 win over [...]

Argentina 5-0 Panama: Lionel Messi secures victory with hat-trick on return from injury

At times it has felt like the Copa America Centenario was created specifically for Lionel Messi.From the marketing power he has to the way the [...]

Chile 2-1 Bolivia: Arturo Vidal’s 100th minute penalty secures win after Jhasmani Campos’s stunner nearly upset the odds

Chile won the 2015 Copa America on penalties and it took another spot-kick to keep them in this one—ten minutes into stoppage time after eight [...]

Mexico 2-0 Jamaica: Javier Hernandez and Oribe Peralta strike to seal Copa America quarter-final spot

Javier Hernandez scored a first-half header, and Mexico survived a tense second half to advance to the Copa America quarter-finals on Thursday night with a [...]

Uruguay 0-1 Venezuela: Luis Suarez hits the dugout in frustration after not being brought on as a substitute

Luis Suarez slammed his fist into the perspex wall of Uruguay's substitutes bench in a fit of rage. He wasn't playing in the shock defeat [...]

Lionel Messi fit to make Copa America bow against Panama as Argentina star trains alongside his team-mates in Chicago

The Copa America Centenario should have boasted three of the best - arguably the three best - players in world football today. Barcelona trio Lionel [...]

Lionel Messi set for Argentina return at Copa America as manager says there’s ‘no reason for him not to play’ against Panama

Lionel Messi set for Argentina return at Copa America as manager says there's 'no reason for him not to play' against PanamaBarcelona star cleared to [...]

Lionel Messi is a really good person but he has no personality… he lacks the character to be a leader, claims Diego Maradona

Lionel Messi is a really good person but he has no personality... he lacks the character to be a leader, claims Diego MaradonaDiego Maradona, 55, [...]

Lionel Messi is ‘above everyone’ says Panama coach ahead of Argentina Copa America 2016 clash

Lionel Messi is 'above everyone' says Panama coach as they get ready to clash with Argentina in the Copa AmericaBy Reuters Published: 16:54 GMT, 9 [...]

Neymar continues living the American dream as Brazil superstar shares snap of himself on his private jet

Neymar continues living the American dream as Brazil superstar shares snap of himself on his private jet By Daniel Sandford For Mailonline Published: 10:07 GMT, 9 [...]

Ecudaor 2-2 Peru: Miller Bolanos and Enner Valencia strike to salvage point in Arizona

Ecudaor 2-2 Peru: Miller Bolanos and Enner Valencia strike to salvage point in ArizonaGoals from Christian Cueva and Edison Flores put Peru 2-0 ahead early [...]

Philippe Coutinho tells Brazil to dream after Copa America hat-trick

Philippe Coutinho urges Brazil team-mates to start dreaming of Copa America Centenario final after hammering HaitiPhilippe Coutinho scored a hat-trick for Brazil against HaitiCoutinho and Brazil [...]

Luis Suarez to miss Uruguay’s clash with Venezuela as Oscar Tabarez insists his side are ready to win Copa America ‘final’

Uruguay's Copa America Centenario hopes hang in the balance as they take on Venezuela, but star striker Luis Suarez is still not fit to spearhead [...]