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Copa América Centenario |OT| featuring Messi, James, Suárez and $110 mil in bribes
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The Chosen One
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Nice, we already got a goal in the first 15 minutes of action today compared to the 270 minutes yesterday.
Hopefully the Copa starts to pick up.
Fake edit: RED CARD!!!
Hopefully the Copa starts to pick up.
Fake edit: RED CARD!!!
DecoReturns
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Kinda wanted us to face Luis Saurez, see how we do against someone like him.
But we still got to worry about Cavani, The few times I watch him play, he tends to be amazing. Apparently other times hes just alright, But i heard he plays out of position at PSG
But we still got to worry about Cavani, The few times I watch him play, he tends to be amazing. Apparently other times hes just alright, But i heard he plays out of position at PSG
Nemesis121
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Not a red, not even a foul just incidental contact...
Unknown Soldier
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Oh it was a foul, but a yellow card would have been fine. He did put his cleats right into the guy's leg, just probably not intentionally.
he tends to plays better in PSG than in Uruguay IMO
probably played the best at Napoli tho
Skellig Gra
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lmao, hope he's ok
They probably hate us after that, and will not show signs about Maduro. lol
Corronchilejano
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Jamaica's defense melts like butter.
MegaSackman
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Doesn't matter to the rules, it's a severe foul that's penalized with a red card. It could have broken a bone.
JoJoShabadoo
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Man the stadium is empty.
Generally an underwhelming tournament thus far on all fronts.
Corronchilejano
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There's always games going half empty in these tournaments.
DecoReturns
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Don't know why they thought high prices for some matches were going to sell.
Should've lower it big time and maybe people would've thought it could be a great way to spend a Sunday.
Should've lower it big time and maybe people would've thought it could be a great way to spend a Sunday.
I mean
if "all fronts" means just predictably boring matches
Uruguay and Mexico play today, Argentina plays tomorrow..
it's only starting
DecoReturns
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Wasn't Mexico the second choice for hosting?
Which is weird because we are concacaf nations, but Conmebol need that money for stuff and things. You would think being greedy, you'll be smart enough to make plans for maximum profits
Which is weird because we are concacaf nations, but Conmebol need that money for stuff and things. You would think being greedy, you'll be smart enough to make plans for maximum profits
smokeandmirrors
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also tickets were absurdly expensive
but yeah having it here is still a joke.
but yeah having it here is still a joke.
DecoReturns
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And the first winners too
Corronchilejano
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That makes way too much sense.
Seriously though, why is it being played in the US? I haven't followed this tournament that much.
well since we're also the first World Cup winners we're still aiming for this for the 100th anniversary of that:
tho because of accomodations it's now apparently turned into this
here's hoping. At a certain point you should respect these things, specially for FIFA to try to save some face under new people
ShaggsMagoo
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The attendance situation would have been better if they hadn't priced everyone out of the park. Also, the real money for this tournament is coming from the TV companies, that's probably the main reason it was held in the US.
Unknown Soldier
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Seeing Arnold Schwarzeneggar pimping a shitty mobile game pretty much summarizes how I feel about mobile.
Why not? They've been trying to promote soccer in the US for decades. The US is like the last frontier in terms of expanding the game's fanbase, it already dominates the rest of the world.
Why not? They've been trying to promote soccer in the US for decades. The US is like the last frontier in terms of expanding the game's fanbase, it already dominates the rest of the world.
uncredited male
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I think they overestimated the draw as the tournament instead of the teams. They should of used double-headers for the group stage.
US is still the most profitable host in CONCACAF. Maybe they should of let Mexico bring two teams.
US is still the most profitable host in CONCACAF. Maybe they should of let Mexico bring two teams.
smokeandmirrors
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well since we're also the first World Cup winners we're still aiming for this for the 100th anniversary of that:
tho because of accomodations it's now apparently turned into this
here's hoping. At a certain point you should respect these things, specially for FIFA to try to save some face under new people
mentioned it last night bu no way the world cup in 2030 isn't held at least partially in Uruguay. it's too hard to pass up the pop and circumstance and the self fellating FIFA loves to do.
well since we're also the first World Cup winners we're still aiming for this for the 100th anniversary of that:
tho because of accomodations it's now apparently turned into this
here's hoping. At a certain point you should respect these things, specially for FIFA to try to save some face under new people
At least you get the games still?
I'd agree with you but it's a hell of a thing
we're a small country with few accomodations, and less money
i'd love for them to find the way to do it and I wanna think they'll try. Doing it with Argentina might make it possible.
we're a 4mil ppl country. It's gotten to be a pretty damn big event to handle
but, yeah. FIFA needs to do some work to gain people's trust again and respecting Futbol's legacy would be a way to go
uncredited male
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Counterpoint. It's FIFA.
correction: FIFA in full-on Emergency mode, and with a new president who seems like a somewhat chill dude who actually has a hard-on for latin america specifically
Unknown Soldier
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Some of this passing is so sloppy in this game. It makes for exciting back-and-forth on turnovers though.
Corronchilejano
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The Copa América has always been a south american affair. That's why I'm asking if there's a special reason to play in the US and not, let's say, México, which has participated a lot more in the tournament.
AcademicSaucer
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happy for venezuela
This is a valid reason, but then they should have priced the tickets much lower to really help expand the fanbase.
There are youth tournaments that get more spectators than some of these matches.
DecoReturns
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England has been craving a World Cup, FIFA is going to cave in and I feel its either 2026 or 2030.
They might be like..."well they won the Second one as well...2034 instead"
uncredited male
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Hopefully. There are already rumblings of shenanigans with the audio leaked of him trying to force out one of their independent auditors.
Unknown Soldier
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Well this is an expanded 16-team tournament with 6 representatives from North and Central America, so it's not strictly South America for this out-of-band special celebration tourney.
Yeah, they really should have tried to get more people in for some of these lower draw group stage matches. I mean Jamaica is a tiny country and most of Venezuela's fans aren't in a position to travel to the US for a tournament at the moment. There was just no way that they could have filled even a fraction of Chicago's Soldier Field, an NFL stadium that seats 61,500 people, with just fans of the two countries' teams, they needed some native Chicagoans to show up if they wanted a respectable turnout.
DecoReturns
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