Argentina's Lionel Messi shown red: 'Referee should've gone to VAR' – Steve Nicol | Copa America



Steve Nicol, Gab Marcotti, Paul Mariner and Dan Thomas of ESPN FC react to Lionel Messi’s red card he received for an altercation with Gary Medel during Argentina’s 2-1 win vs. Chile in the Copa America third-place match. Nicol sternly feels VAR should’ve been consulted, which he thinks would’ve reduced Messi’s red card to a yellow. Marcotti also delves into what the future holds for Lionel Messi following another international disappointment for his country.
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Fascinating Facts About Ecuador

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Christina María Aguilera, who is a famous American singer, has Ecuadorian origin.His father was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador.Only 26 years, she has already made a place for herself in the world of American music. Over the last eight years, Christina Aguilera has produced six albums, including «Christina Aguilera» (1999), «Mi Reflejo» (2000), «My Kind of Christmas» (2000), «Just Be Free» (2001), and «Back to Basics» (2006).

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Ecuador has many famous people:Oswaldo Guayasamín (painter), Jorge Icaza Coronel (writer), Jefferson Leonardo Perez Quesada ( olympic sportsperson), Betty Pino (journalist), José Ayala Lasso (ambassador), Diego Cordovez (ambassador), and Galo Plaza Lasso (former secretary of the Organization of American States (O.A.S.).

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Surprisingly,the small country of Ecuador has produced two of the best tennis players in the past century.Pancho Segura was one of the best tennis player in the 1940s and 1950s.Francisco Olegario Segura, best known as «Pancho Sgura», was born on June 20, 1921, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.Like Guillermo Vilas or José Luis Clerc (Argentina), Raúl Ramírez (Mexico) and Alejandro Olmedo (Peru),Andrés Gómez was also one of the best tennis players in Latin America. Losing only set in four rounds of play, Andrés Gómez eased into the 1990 French Open final against Andre Agassi (United States).He was one of the Third World´s most famous athletes in the 1980s and early 1990s.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Different from Cuba (communist dictatorship) and Venezuela (military dictatorship), Ecuador is a democratic state based on a representative government and the three branches of national power…

DID YOU KNOW THAT…In 1972, Jorge Delgado Panchana, who was born in Guayaquil (Ecuador), became the first Ecuadorian to classify in the finals at the Olympic Games, where he ended fourth in the world in the 200-meter butterfly style competition in Munich, West Germany (currently Germany). Jorge Delgado was one of the best athletes of Latin America in the 20th century.At the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico, he won the gold medal in the 200-meter freestyle swimming competition. In the 1970s, Jorge Delgado Panchana was coached by Jack Nelson, who was born in the United States.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…The South American country is a popular travel destination.It possesses an exceptionally rich and diverse plant life…Ecuador lends itself to mysticism.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Ecuador has had many famous sportsmen and women in the 20th century: Andres Gómez (tennis), Francisco Segura (tennis), Rolando Vera (track and field), Jorge Delgado Panchana (swimming), José Cedeño (taekwondo), Duvan Langa (taekwondo), Jacinta Sandinford (track and field),Nancy Vallecilla (track and field), Nicolas Lapentti Gómez(tennis), Boris Burov (weightlifting),Galo Legarda (billiards), Mariuxi Febres (swimming) and Alberto Spencer Herrera (soccer).

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Like Volcans National Park (Rwanda), Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Indonesia), Ha Long Bay (Vietnam)and Iguazu Waterfalls (Argentina and Brazil), Galapagos National Park is one of the nature wonders of the world.It is the most important natural monument of Ecuador.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Ecuador is famous in Latin America as the birthplace of Oswaldo Guayasamín, one of the best painters in the 20th century.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…The biodiversity of Ecuador is one of its greatest riches.Bird life is prolific… Ecuador ranks fifth in the world for the number of species it hosts.In Ecuador we can find more than 1.445 species of birds (compared to only 600 in the United States).

DID YOU KNOW THAT…The 5th Taekwondo World Championship was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador,in February 1982.National teams from 36 countries came to Guayaquil for the competition.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Ecuador was a founding member of the United Nations in 1945…

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Ecuador is rich in resources such as shrimps, bananas, flowers,coffee and petroleum.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Rosalía Arteaga Serrano de Fernández de Cordova was elected president of Ecuador for 3 days (February 9,1997-February 11, 1997).She was Ecuador´s first female president.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Without a doubt, the most famous sportsperson in Ecuadorian history is Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quesada.Surprisingly, he won the gold medal in 20-kilometer walk at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…With a total area of nearly 109,500 sq.km, Ecuador is bigger than the United Kingdom, Israel, Luxembourg, Singapur, Bahrein and Hong Kong combined.More than 13 million people live there.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…American first lady Eleanor Rosalynn Smith Carter visited Ecuador in 1978.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Jorge Icaza (1906-1978) is Ecuador´s most famous contemporary writer.He wrote the widely acclaimed «Huasipungo» (1934).

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Ecuador is one of the oldest republics in the Third World.Ecuador became independent country in 1822,

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Betty Pino, a distinguished journalist, was born in Ecuador.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Ecuadorian culture reflects an admixture of Spanish, African and native Indian influences, similar in many respects to the traditions of Peru and Colombia.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…At least thirty percent of the country´s natural land resources were dedicated to conservation with laws prohibiting hunting,exploitation and trapping in park areas.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…María Soledad Diab Aguilar is one of the most beautiful Ecuadorian woman of all time.She was named Miss Ecuador-Universe in 1992. Miss Ecuador won Miss Photogenic during the Miss Universe 1992 Beauty Pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Between July 13 and July 29,2007,Ecuadorian delegation participated in the Pan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, winning 5 gold, 4 silver, and 10 bronze medals. Overall the Ecuadorian team ranked eleventh…

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Frederick Ashton, a world-famous dancer and choreographer, was born on September 17, 1904, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Galapagos tortoise is a national symbol of Ecuador.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…2004 was the second time the Miss Universe pageant was held in South America. The site was mystical Quito, the capital city of Ecuador.For the second time, Australia (Jennifer Hawkins) won the universal crown.There were a number of big favorites among Ecuadorian journalists, including Miss Ukraine (Okelsandra Nikolayenko), Miss USA (Shandi Ren Finnessey) and Miss Venezuela (Ana Karina Añez Delgado)….Maria Susana Rivadeniera Simball became the second Ecuadorian woman to reach the semi-finals in Miss Universe. Miss Ecuador 2004 impressed judges with her personality, beauty and intelligence. One of the judges was Jefferson Pérez (gold olympic medalist).

DID YOU KNOW THAT…In 1996 Quito, the capital of Ecuador, had a population of only 1,487,523.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…The national sport in Ecuador is soccer, called «fútbol»…Ecuador qualified for the 2006 FIFA World Cup…Edson Arantes do Nascimento,best known as «Pele», once said, «They play the most modern and surprising soccer in all Latin America».

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Pope John Paul II visited Ecuador in 1985.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Mike Judge, who is a famous American animator and producer, was born in Guayaquil,Ecuador.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…Naturalist Charles Darwin visited Ecuador (1835) and was delighted by the botanical and entomological diversity, collecting plants and animals from the Galapagos islands…

DID YOU KNOW THAT…The first largest city in Ecuador is Guayaquil.This city hosted the 4th Swimming World Championship in August 1982.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…first lady Martha Bucaram de Roldós (1979-1981) led the Ecuadorian delegation to the United Nations Denmark Conference on Women in 1980.She was a woman that always worked with love for Ecuador.

BRASIL 2 x 0 ARGENTINA RECRIADO NO PES 2019 – COPA AMÉRICA



O Brasil levou a melhor sobre a Argentina e se classificou para a final da Copa América! Recriamos os gols dessa partida que aconteceu em 02/07/2019 no PES 2019. Gabriel Jesus e Roberto Firmino marcaram os gols para a Seleção Brasileira.

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BRASIL 2 X 0 ARGENTINA

Estádio: Mineirão, em Belo Horizonte (MG)
Data/hora: 2/7/2019, 21h30 (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Roddy Zambrano (EQU) – Nota LANCE!: 5,5 (não influenciou no resultado, mas parou muito o jogo, atrapalhando o andamento da partida)
Assistentes: Christian Lescano (EQU) e Byron Romero (EQU)
Árbitro de vídeo: Leodan González (URU)
Público/renda: 52.235 pagantes/R$ 18.744.445,00
Cartões amarelos: Daniel Alves e Allan (BRA) e Tagliafico, Acuña, Foyth, Lautaro Martínez, Lionel Scaloni e Agüero (ARG)
Cartão vermelho: Não houve

GOLS: Gabriel Jesus 18’/1ºT (1-0) e Roberto Firmino 25’/2ºT (2-0)

BRASIL: Alisson, Daniel Alves, Marquinhos (Miranda, 18’/2ºT), Thiago Silva e Alex Sandro; Casemiro e Arthur; Gabriel Jesus (Allan, 34’/2ºT), Philippe Coutinho e Everton (Willian – Intervalo); Roberto Firmino. Técnico: Tite.

ARGENTINA: Armani, Foyth, Pezzella, Otamendi e Tagliafico (Dybala, 39’/2ºT); De Paul (Lo Celso, 21’/2ºT), Paredes e Acuña (Di María, 13’/2ºT); Messi, Lautaro Martínez e Agüero. Técnico: Lionel Scaloni.

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Soccer – What the Excitement is All About

Imagine looking around and seeing a stadium full of thousands of screaming people, everyone chanting in unison. Team colors are sported by all fans, which turns entire sections of the stadium into rippling team flags. In some places crowds of people are pushing against barriers while lines of riot police wait outside. Could it be a football game? No? «Futbol?» Ah, it’s a soccer match.

It may not be possible to replicate the energy of a Brazilian or Argentine soccer stadium anywhere outside those countries but it is now possible to tune into the games via either cable or satellite television. As the most popular sport in the world picks up steam in the United States, more and more fans are opting to take advantage of new programming packages offered by television providers.

Soccer leagues abound throughout the world. Some of the best teams play in European leagues, able to attract great players by offering salaries that compare with Major League Baseball and National Football League paychecks. England has the Premiership; Italian stars play in the Serie A; Spain’s strongest teams form La Liga; and other leagues abound. Sports fans that pay attention to soccer know that these teams feature stars from Nigeria, the Ivory Coast, the Ukraine, Asia, and South America- all over the world.

In other countries throughout the world soccer is just as popular. Brazilian stars are famous for stories of them playing barefoot with makeshift balls as children. Part of the game’s appeal lies in its simplicity: all that’s needed is a ball. Any stretch of ground, even a street, can serve as a pitch. Anyone can get together to play a pick up game. On weekends, kids swarming around soccer balls fill fields in the United States; the same swarms of kids cover beaches in Morocco and parks in Uruguay.

International sports fans are also fascinated by the success stories and other dramas of soccer. Some kids are able to rise out of their impoverished backgrounds to become international superstars, with t-shirts and jerseys proudly displaying their name all over the world. Drama abounds on the field and off. On the field some players dive to fake fouls in ways that would make acting coaches proud. Other fans are interested in following the latest off-pitch exploits of Diego Maradona, whose «hand of God» play won the World Cup for Argentina before he became well-known for making political speeches and his stints in rehab. Soccer stars don’t seem exempt from the drama that celebrities around the world attract.

Of course, those Americans that tune in may not only want to watch the international matches. Major League Soccer in the United States is taking off as well, attracting international stars and gaining more fans. With good satellite or cable service it may even be possible to catch some games in high definition, with an incredibly sharp picture and crisp digital sound.

Despite what some who haven’t experienced the game may think, soccer is worth checking out for the excitement. After all, millions of fans around the world can’t be that wrong.

History of Soccer and the World Cup

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All eyes are turned to Brazil, this years host of the 2014 Soccer World Cup. What is the fascination for soccer and how did we come to have the World Cup?

The first soccer fact we need to know: Americans are about the only people group that calls it soccer. Some countries call it «futbol», pronounced «football», while the rest of the world calls-and spells it- «football» «-not to be confused with our American version of football.

The first «Football Tournament», later to be called «World Cup» was held in 1930 in Uruguay and hosted only 13 invited teams. It has since grown to host a whopping 32 teams! But I get ahead of myself…

Soccer (herein to be referred to as football) was originally played in Great Britain, with the first international tournament being played between England and Scotland in the year 1872. They held two international games that season. Their first match ended with a tie, the score being 0-0, played on November 30. The second match was held on March 8, 1873 with the score ending in Englands’ favor at 4 – 2.

Skipping ahead to the 1900’s and we have the first international tournament being held outside of Great Britain. These football matches were held in Uruguay between Uruguay and Argentina. By then, it had become such a popular sport that in 1900 and 1904, they initiated it into the Summer Olympics!

In 1904 FIFA was created. Important? Yes. It stands for «Fédération Internationale de Football Association». What is FIFA? FIFA is the international body that governs the rules and regulations of soccer.

As I stated, World Cup did not come in to play (pun fully intended!) until the 1930’s. In 1932, the summer Olympics was to be held in Los Angeles, California. With football not being a popular sport in the States at this time, it was dropped from the Olympiad Program. What to do?

At this point FIFA President, Jules Rimet, decided it was time to take action and created what is now known as the «World Cup». Since Uruguay had won their past two tournaments, FIFA decided to hold the first set of matches in this country.

The Cup is the world’s largest single event competition. It is held every four years-every year with two exceptions. During World War II (specifically 1942 and 1946), the games were discontinued since all countries were more concerned about the war effort and all resources were focused there. Currently there have been 19 Cup tournaments held, with eight different countries having taken home the prize.

Want to take a guess as to which team has won the most often? That’s right. Brazil takes it with five total World Cup wins!

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Volunteering in Latin America – The Spanish Learning Opportunity

Past South Americas’ exotic appeal and interesting cultural make up, Latin America offers a lot of opportunities for volunteer work and especially in teaching English. This South American region offers beautiful landscape and travel opportunities to places that are more heard of than seen. Volunteering in Latin America has increased in the recent past due to a failing economy, poverty, and lack of education and political and civil wars and strife. But the fact is that Latin American nations have a wealth of natural resources, but are still considered as developing countries by those in North America and Europe.

So if you are interested in overseas volunteer work then Latin America is a place to be. Some of the relatively developed countries in Latin America like Argentina and Costa Rica have significant number of people below the poverty line. Apart from this most of Latin American countries are not well versed with English, which is slowly becoming a global language. Volunteering in Latin America can vary from country to country and it can include from community development, health education, environmental work and even sports. As an individual, you can always choose the kind of overseas volunteer work you want to participate in and the duration that you want to work for.

Volunteering in Latin America includes the following types of work:

Conservation volunteerism: This is of prime importance especially because a large part of the Amazon rain forest has disappeared and with it has disappeared many habitats. You can choose volunteering work from different types of conservation projects that include preservation of endangered species of turtles in Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago; Wildlife rehabilitation centers in Brazil, Argentina and Ecuador and save forests and environmental projects in Brazil (mostly Amazon), Chile, Costa Rica, Panama, Guatemala etc. You don’t need to have any kind of degree in animal behavior, all you need is love for nature, animals and a will to make a difference and save the planet and its depleting natural resources.

Health Volunteerism: Volunteering in Latin America revolves a lot around health and related services because most of the countries there don’t have the necessary infrastructure or skilled people that include, doctors, nurses and other medical practitioners. Lack of education also means that health problems are at a rise in the backward areas and smaller towns. You can get a lot of exposure through volunteer work in hospitals in Ecuador and Honduras.

Sports Volunteerism: Sports may seem to be the unlikely area for volunteer work. South America has a lot of sporting talent especially in soccer but there is no infrastructure, coaches or training schools that can hone the skills of the youngsters or teenagers who want to enter the professional sports arena. Soccer is like a religion in some countries like Brazil and Argentina, who have also made their mark on the World stage. El futbol is considered to be a way of life, so if you have ever coached any teams or played in any league games in Europe or other parts of the world then you can volunteer as a football/soccer coach.

Volunteer Community Development: Although South America presents a pretty picture that advertises the smiles, the sun, the sand, the giant palm trees, the beautiful and exotic wildlife, there is much work to be done in terms of community development. Latin America suffers from a disparity of wealth and there are many people who dream of a better life, more money so that they can provide the basic necessities to their children or parents. Volunteering in Latin America in Community development will involve many aspects like teaching English, developing projects that will benefit the society as a whole, helping old aged people and orphans, providing education to street kids and many more. It is all hard work but the end result is gratifying because you will be one of the few people to have made a difference.

Who is Lionel Messi's (possible) next coach at Argentina after Jorge Sampaoli's exit | ESPN FC



ESPN FC’s Shaka Hislop and Alexis Nunes discuss the departure of coach Jorge Sampaoli from Argentina after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and who should take over as manager for Lionel Messi (if he stays on at Argentina) & Co.

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Is Maradona Still the Best Argentinean Soccer Player of All Time?

Maradona has often vied to be considered the best footballer in history with Pele. However most people agree that while Maradona had prodigious talents his behaviour off the field often left a lot to be desired,and his constant battle against drug addiction made him far from the comparatively «squeaky clean» character that Pele was during and after his twenty plus years at the top of the game during the fifties, sixties and seventies.

Like Pele, Maradona came from a very humble background in the slums of Buenos Aires. Yet despite that his prodigious talent as a footballer was there for all to see, and by the age of sixteen he was banging goals in from every angle for his local club, Argentinos Juniors. Such was his dramatic impact that there was even mention that he should be «shoed in» to the 1978 World Cup Squad even before his 18th birthday.

That was not to be, but he did make his full international debut not long after, and achieved his childhood dream of pulling on the famous dark blue and yellow soccer uniform of Boca Juniors in 1981, when he had just turned 21.

However news of Maradona’s prodigious talents has reached Europe. After just a season at Boca, there is a lot of irony involved as he was snapped up by Basque giants Barcelona, just as Messi was more than twenty years later. Yet his career and his stay at Barcelona were less than successful. Maradona was the victim of very tight marking and crude tackles, with one of them ending with Diego with his leg in plaster for several months. Rumour has it that it was In Barcelona that Maradona began to experiment with drugs, casting a shadow over his career for many years after he left the club and the city.

Both Barcelona and Maradona were relieved when the club agreed to his transfer 1984 to Napoli in Italy’s Serie A. At Napoli everything fell into place for Diego and it was there that he finally realised his potential. For about six seasons, everything that Maradona touched turned to Gold.

Napoli won their first Serie an Italian Championships in 1986/87 and again in 1989/1990, and was also runners up twice. In addition they won the UEFA Cup in 1989.

Maradona was unstoppable at the World Cup in Mexico in 1986, and he certainly used everything in his repertoire to make sure that he would get to hold up the World Cup. Maradona also made it to the final with Argentina in Italy four years later, where they lost by the only goal to a typically stodgy West Germany.

USA 1994 saw Diego and his career in decline and after failing a drug test for ephedrine doping; FIFA expelled him from the tournament.

After serving a 15-month ban for failing a drug test, Maradona had already left Napoli in disgrace by 1992, after that he did the rounds of a few secondary clubs and by 1995 at the age of 35 his career was officially over, although he had lost his magic around five seasons earlier.

A football talent that could not be denied, Maradona allowed his personal problems to take a lot of the edge of his career. When the final judgement comes down to who was the best footballer ever to grace the World Cup, there is no escaping that fact.

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Leonardo, director deportivo del PSG, mostró su inconformidad por la convocatoria de Lionel Messi a la Selección Argentina. La polémica se encendió por las molestias físicas que arrastra el argentino. En ESPN FC, Manu Martín, Ricardo Puig, Fernando Palomo y Mario Carrillo debatieron sobre las condiciones que implementa FIFA y el escándalo por el calendario del futbol mundial. #ESPNFC #Messi #Argentina | ESPN Deportes