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☆ Lionel Messi inspires Argentina to second consecutive Copa América final
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Lionel Messi helped guide Argentina to this year’s Copa América final after scoring in his nation’s 2-0 win against Canada in the semifinals on Tuesday. It means Argentina has now reached the Copa América final in six of the previous eight tournaments, with this being its second in row – the South American side won the 2021 title. It is not easy to be in a final again, to compete again to be champions,” Messi told TyC Sports after the match, per Reuters. Messi, possibly playing at his final Copa América for Argentina, then started finding his stride and went close twice before the end of the first half. Canada is now the 38th team that Lionel Messi has scored against while playing for his country, per Opta.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Julián Álvarez, “, ” Messi, TyC, Jesse Marsch, Jacob Shaffelburg, Álvarez, Sarah Stier, Ballon d’Or, Enzo Fernández’s, Maxime Crépeau, it’s, ” Marsch, we’ve Organizations: CNN, Copa América, Canada, American, TyC Sports, Reuters, Messi, Inter Miami Locations: Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, Sunday’s, Miami Gardens , Florida, Canada, Sunday's, Mexico

☆ Lionel Messi scores his first goal of Copa America 2024, Argentina heads to the final again
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( The Athletic Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Headed into Tuesday’s semifinal against Canada, Messi had gone four games without finding the back of the net, including a failed Panenka in a penalty kick shootout against Ecuador in the quarterfinal. The Athletic was at the match to dissect the key plays…How did Messi score his first goal of Copa America 2024? Argentina’s second goal started with a Messi burst into the Canada penalty area. Messi is now onto 109 goals by scoring his first goal of this summer’s Copa America to double the Argentine lead against Canada. Messi, 37, is 21 goals behind the record holder, his great rival, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo who has 130 goals.

Persons: Paul Tenorio, Felipe Cardenas, Joshua Kloke, Adam Crafton Lionel Messi, Messi, Enzo Fernandez, Maxime Crépeau, Julian Alvarez, Lautaro Martinez, Canada’s Stephen Eustáquio, Rodrigo De Paul, Koné, Messi opportunistically, Li, sy, c. J, Jo Organizations: Canada, Ecuador, Copa America, MetLife, Canadian, Copa, Australia, Qatar, MESSI, AMERICA, eads Locations: Argentina, New Jersey, Canada

☆ Canada survives penalty shootout against Venezuela to make surprise Copa América semifinals
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Patrick Sung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Canada continued its surprising debut run at the Copa América, defeating Venezuela 4-3 in a penalty shootout to make the semifinals of the competition for the first time ever. As the teams stepped up to take their spot-kicks, the shootout ended 3-3 after five attempts each. “This is amazing to be in the semifinals of Copa América. Venezuela forward Salomón Rondón scored a wondergoal to equalize. Despite Canada’s best efforts to earn the winner in regulation – the Copa América features no extra-time with shootouts after 90 minutes until the final – the match ended with dreaded penalties and a deflated Venezuela.

Persons: Wilker Ángel, Maxime Crépeau, Ismaël Koné, ” Crépeau, Canada’s, “, ” Jacob Shaffelburg, Jonathan David, Yordan Osorio, Jesse Marsch, Shaffelburg, Tajon Buchanan, Salomón Rondón, Juan Mabromata, Alphonso Davies, David, Richie Laryea, Jon Aramburu, Crépeau, Lionel Messi, La Albiceleste Organizations: CNN — Canada, Copa América, Canucks, Canada’s TSN, Canadians, Getty, Lille, Copa, Argentina Locations: Venezuela, Canada, AFP, New Jersey

☆ Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina defeats Canada in opening game of Copa América
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Argentina began its defense of the Copa América title with a 2-0 victory against Canada at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Thursday. Lionel Messi broke an appearance record which had stood for over 70 years by playing in his 35th Copa América match, and was at the heart of Argentina’s goals from Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez. Canada, appearing in this expanded edition of the Copa América for the first time, was a heavy underdog against the 15-time champion but did squander several promising opportunities to get on the scoresheet. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty ImagesArgentina is now on a nine-match unbeaten run in the Copa América, having won the 2021 tournament as well as its third-place playoff against Chile in 2019. Victory in this year’s competition would be Argentina’s third-straight trophy in major tournaments having won the World Cup in 2022.

Persons: Lionel Messi, Julián, Ángel Di María, Alexis Mac Allister, Maxime Crépeau, Canada’s, Stephen Eustáquio, Emi Martínez, Alphonso Davies, Messi, Mac, couldn’t, Crépeau, Derek Cornelius ’, Jonathan David, Charly Triballeau Organizations: CNN — Argentina, Copa, Canada, Mercedes, Benz, Liverpool, Crépeau, Argentina, Getty, Copa América, Chile Locations: Atlanta, Canada, Argentina, AFP, Peru

☆ Argentina 2, Canada 0 takeaways: Halftime mind games and Maxime Crepeau’s impressive stops
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( The Athletic Staff | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Spaces opened up, but when they switched to Di Maria on the right, or to Marcos Acuña on the left, Argentina rarely took that chance. It appeared as if midfielder Leandro Paredes and defender Cristian Romero knew that Di Maria wouldn’t outrun Alphonso Davies. Missed chances from Messi, Di Maria and Mac Allister kept the first 45 minutes even in Atlanta. Three minutes into the second half, Paredes sent a long diagonal ball to Di Maria, forcing Davies to backpedal. Yet with highlight-reel saves against Argentina, Crepeau stepped into the limelight and showed why Canada’s goal is now his and his alone.

Persons: Paul Tenorio, Felipe Cardenas, Joshua Kloke, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez’s, Messi, Alexis Mac Allister —, Lautaro Martinez, Canada’s midblock, Di Maria, Marcos Acuña, Leandro Paredes, Cristian Romero, Di Maria wouldn’t, Alphonso Davies, Acuña, Mac Allister, gamesmanship, Paredes, Davies, backpedal, Alvarez, Jesse Marsch, ” Marsch, ” Argentina’s Rodrigo De Paul, Stephen Eustaquio, Todd Kirkland, Maxime Crepeau, Tajon Buchanan, Jonathan David, would’ve, Buchanan, Dibu Martinez, David, Cyle Larin, Milan Borjan, Canada’s, –, Marsch’s, Dayne, Clair, Crepeau, Di María, Omar Vega, —, ”, ” What’s, Easter, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU Organizations: Canada, Mercedes, Benz, Messi, Copa, “, Getty, Argentine, MLS, Dayne St, Argentina, Canadian, MetLife Locations: Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Atlanta, Qatar, Canada, U.S, “ Argentina, La Nacion, Davies, Belgium, France, Turkey, Spain, Netherlands, Canadian, Chile, Easter Rutherford , NJ, Peru, Mercy, , Kansas City, KS, AFP

☆ A week with Canada and Jesse Marsch: No days off, hunting in packs and what it means to be Canadian
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Tim Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

Canada couldn’t beat Guadeloupe or Guatemala last summer, then lost to Jamaica and confidence has pretty much hit rock bottom. The Athletic followed Marsch and Canada to Rotterdam and Bordeaux to find out. In the 15 months he has been out of the game, Marsch has taken time to choose his next job. “There’s a long way to go.”GO DEEPER The Jesse Marsch debate: Underrated Premier League-level manager or master of failing up? Well, for a start, Canada do have a number of talented players to build a team around.

Persons: John Herdman, Alphonso Davies, Herdman, Jesse Marsch, It’s Marsch’s, you’d, Stephen Eustaquio, Georginio Wijnaldum, Dean Mouhtaropoulos, Cyle, Virgil van Dijk, Marsch, Marcelo Bielsa, George Wood, San, “ We’re, ”, “, can’t, Davies, Jonathan David, Tajon Buchanan, Ismael Kone, Jacob Shaffelburg, Erling Haaland, Martin Odegaard, Koen van Weel, Buchanan, David, ” Davies, ” Marsch, It’s, Ralf Rangnick, “ He’s, Alistair Johnston, ” Eustaquio, Kompany, they’re, Preston’s Liam Millar, William Saliba, Maxime Crepeau, Kylian Mbappe, Liam Millar, France’s N’Golo Kante, Franck Fife, “ That’s, Johnston, we’ve, ” Johnston, They’ve, Rene Nijhuis Organizations: The Athletic, Copa, Canada couldn’t, Leeds United, Copa America, Argentina, U.S, Championship, The, Leeds, Poland, Porto, New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Salzburg, Austrian, RB Leipzig, Premier League, Southampton, MLS Canada Men’s, MLS, Montreal, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps, UEFA, Canada, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Bernabeu, Champions League, Lille, League, Serie, Inter Milan, Watford, Getty, Marsch, —, ”, Bayern Canada, France Locations: Netherlands, France, Argentina, Canada, Qatar, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Jamaica, Europe, Copa, U.S, Mexico, Marsch, Rotterdam, Bordeaux, Dutch, Leicester, South Korea, Chile, Peru, San Marino, Cook, Canadian, Eustaquio, Nashville, Norway, Munich, Milan, Lille, Mallorca, Austria, It’s, AFP, Atlanta

SEATTLE (AP) — Denis Bouanga scored his fourth goal of the MLS Cup playoffs in the 30th minute, goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau made seven saves, and defending champion Los Angeles FC advanced to the Western Conference final with a 1-0 win over the Seattle Sounders on Sunday night. Bouanga got one chance at goal and didn’t miss, scoring in his sixth straight game and sending LAFC home for the conference championship game against the Houston Dynamo next Saturday. Bouanga was the Golden Boot winner during the regular season with 20 goals and he added three more in LAFC’s opening round victory over Vancouver. His goal came despite Seattle controlling play for most of the first half and having two great chances in the opening five minutes that were denied by Crepeau. Bouanga’s shot was the only attempt LAFC put on goal in the first half and it finished with only two shots on target in the match.

Persons: — Denis Bouanga, Maxime Crepeau, Bouanga, didn’t, LAFC’s, Bouanga’s, LAFC, Josh Atencio’s, Jordan Morris outran Giorgio Chiellini, Crepeau, Morris, Alex Roldan, Joao Paulo, Albert Rusnak’s, ___ Organizations: SEATTLE, MLS, Los Angeles FC, Western, Seattle Sounders, Houston Dynamo, LA Galaxy, Vancouver, Seattle, Crepeau, Sounders, Portland Locations: Seattle

☆ We are fit with nothing to lose, says Canada coach Herdman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Back in the World Cup for just the second time and the first time in 36 years, underdog Canada will head into their opener against second-ranked Belgium 100% fit and with nothing to lose, coach John Herdman said on Tuesday. Davies, who will play on the wing for Canada, only joined his team mates on Friday after staying back in Germany for treatment. Herdman had said Davies would be assessed when he arrived in Doha and on Tuesday pronounced the 22-year-old good to go. "You've got ask the question, if not the first game what's the risk, what's the second game risk but at the end of the day Phonzie is fit now. Having not been in the World Cup since 1986, Canada's players have never experienced the pressure of such moments and that says Herdman could be a positive.

[1/6] Nov 5, 2022; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles FC forward Carlos Vela (10) celebrates with the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy after defeating the Philadelphia Union in the 2022 MLS Cup championship game at Banc of California Stadium. With the win LAFC have delivered on the high expectation that came when they joined MLS in 2018. "The reason why I came here was to try and help the club win the MLS Cup," said Bale, who will captain Wales in the Qatar 2022 World Cup that kicks off later this month. It's important for this club to go to the next level, and I think by winning this trophy, it shows that we are. Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Grant McCoolOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Major League Soccer Cup: Gareth Bale scores dramatic goal as Los Angeles Football Club triumphs in thrilling penalty shootout
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-05 | by ( Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Gareth Bale’s dramatic, late goal helped Los Angeles Football Club win the Major League Soccer Cup for the first time in a thrilling, frantic final against Philadelphia Union at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles. “The reason why I came here was to try and help the club win the MLS Cup,” the Wales international added. Trailing 1-0 at the start of the second half, Dániel Gazdag of the Union scored the equalizer when he picked up José Martínez’s scuffed shot inside the box. The game remained knotted up until the 83rd minute when Jesús Murillo’s goal gave Los Angeles the lead again. McCarthy celebrates LAFC's victory in Los Angeles.

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