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World Football Challenge, Be Gone!

Sideline Views 21 July @ 10:28 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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.

After a return to prominence, Copa America 2011 could be one of the best

Soccer By Ives 01 July @ 11:00 AM EDT Blog Details : Related Items
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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.