Ricardo Pepi, proudly boasting the red, white and blue as he represented the U.S. men’s national team at the Copa América, could’ve easily worn a different set of colors this summer. Born in the border town of El Paso, Texas, to parents who immigrated to the United States from Juarez, Mexico, the 21-year-old forward grew up balancing the daily duality of being Mexican and American. He spoke Spanish in his…
If Turkey or Switzerland are looking for added inspiration that they could do the seemingly impossible and win Euro 2024, they don’t need to look far. It’s been 20 years since Greece turned up at the European Championship hoping to score just one goal. Instead, against all odds and common sense, they left Portugal as champions. It’s still considered the greatest upset in the competition’s history, and even if either…
Police in the German city of Frankfurt are investigating a video that appears to show a fan being punched and kicked while being detained by a group of Euro 2024 security personnel at Portugal’s game with Slovenia. Tournament organiser UEFA said Wednesday it was “aware of an incident which took place between stewards and a fan from the Portugal vs. Slovenia match and condemns any violent behavior.” “The incident in…
DONAUESCHINGEN, Germany — Spain striker Joselu is hoping to bring the curtain down on former Real Madrid teammate Toni Kroos’ illustrious career in Friday’s Euro 2024 quarterfinal against Germany. Kroos, 34, retired from club football after winning the Champions League with Madrid last month and will hang up his boots from international football once hosts Germany’s involvement in the tournament ends. “I love Toni [but] I think Friday is his…
Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo scored his third goal of the European Championship and Donyell Malen added two more late on as the Dutch burst back into form with a lively display to defeat Romania 3-0 in their round of 16 clash on Tuesday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — United States captain Christian Pulisic was clear in stating that he did not believe officiating was to blame for his team’s group-stage exit at Copa América, but he was baffled by the decisions made in Monday’s 1-0 loss to Uruguay at Arrowhead Stadium, a result that sealed the Americans’ fate. “Honestly, I mean I saw things that I’ve never seen before right in front of my…
Chile’s football federation (FFC) has called on CONMEBOL to suspend referee Wilmar Roldan after they were knocked out of the Copa América on Saturday following a 0-0 draw with Canada. The FCC said Colombian referee Roldan lacked impartiality in their matches and had made “gross errors” in the game against the Canadians. Chile was incensed after being reduced to 10 men when Gabriel Suazo picked up a second yellow card…
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PADERBORN, Germany — In the games room of France’s team hotel, near Paderborn, defenders William Saliba and Ibrahima Konaté can’t stop laughing. You can hear their screams of delight echo through the corridors. The reason? They caught teammate N’Golo Kanté cheating at UNO again. At the 2018 World Cup, the quietly spoken Kanté earned something of a reputation for dishonesty when it came to playing games of cards within the…
CONMEBOL has suspended Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa for the team’s 2024 Copa América group stage finale against the United States. The suspension is the result of Uruguay entering the pitch late for the start of the second half in their 5-0 victory over Bolívia on Thursday. Copa América regulations state that “teams must strictly respect the schedule set for the start of the game,” and that “the coach of the…