Raise your hand if you are tired of these midseason MLS friendlies.
(raises hand)
On Wednesday, there were five of these friendlies and another match that was associated with the
so-called World Football Challenge.
Every July, MLS puts the regular-season on the backburner and paves the way for these midsummer
friendlies.
By NESTOR F. SEBASTIAN
The tournament that essentially inspired the World Cup had been watered down.
Little by little, Copa America had lost some of its prestige. CONMEBOL decided to implement a
two-year cycle in the South American tournament in the mid-1980s to give each nation a chance to
host the competition.
