FIFA wants perfect pitch at WC after Copa fiasco
The 2026 World Cup is coming to North America with an ambitious plan, expanding the field by 50% and spreading the football spectacle over 16 cities in three countries with multiple climates and elevations.
Uruguay's Nunez suspended over Copa brawl
Liverpool striker Darwin Núñez will serve a five-game international suspension as part of punishments handed out by South America's governing body CONMEBOL on Wednesday following incidents at Uruguay's Copa América semifinal against Colombia.
Veteran Chile GK Bravo, 41, retires from game
Chile goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, who was part of his country's golden generation that won two Copa America titles, retired from soccer on Tuesday at age 41.
Rayo chief: James deal is like Maradona to Napoli
Rayo Vallecano president Martín Presa has lauded his team's signing of Colombia star James Rodríguez on a free transfer, comparing the move to Maradona's arrival at Napoli in 1984.
Messi named in Copa Team of the Tournament
Lionel Messi is among five Argentina players included in Conmebol's 2024 Copa América team of the tournament, named over two weeks after it finished.