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Brazil star Gabriel Jesus sees red for horror kung-fu lunge at face of opponent – but Neymar defends it as ‘just bad luck‘ (VIDEO)

Fans have likened Brazil star Gabriel Jesus to martial arts icon Bruce Lee and joked that the forward "clearly got the ball" after he was sent off for a horrific challenge in the Copa America, flooring his opponent from mid-air. Read Full Article at RT.com

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3:23am PDT - July 3rd, 2021

Copa America: Brazil’s Jesus sent off after flying kick in QF win

Paqueta scores the only goal of the match in defending champions' win over Chile.

copa america 2021 - Al Jazeera English
10:55pm PDT - July 2nd, 2021

Why Copa America is failing to grab the crowds this year

COVID, politicisation and the European Champions have worn the gloss off the world's oldest football tournament.

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4:40am PDT - July 1st, 2021

Messi confesses to worrying about contracting COVID-19 - Reuters

Argentina striker Lionel Messi confessed on Sunday that he worries about contracting COVID-19, a day before he kicks off another Copa America with the national side amid a spate of infections among rival teams.

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12:12am PDT - June 14th, 2021

Brazil kick off under-fire Copa America with win over Venezuela

Neymar, with a goal and an assist, helps hosts open campaign with a 3-0 win in Brasilia.

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12:11am PDT - June 14th, 2021

Brazil open Copa America with 3-0 win over Venezuela - Reuters

Brazil opened the 2021 Copa America with a 3-0 win over a depleted Venezuela on Sunday, dominating their inexperienced opponents from start to finish in a one-sided match.

copa america 2021 - Reuters
4:02pm PDT - June 13th, 2021

Copa America 2021 Betting Odds, Analysis and Expert Tips

Brazil will feel confident as hosts, while Lionel Messi's Argentina will be looking to win their nation's first Copa since 1993.

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2:00pm PDT - June 13th, 2021

Copa America 2021 Schedule and How to Watch Every Game on TV

Brazil begins its quest to win back-to-back Copa Americas on home soil against Venezuela on Sunday afternoon.

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7:00am PDT - June 13th, 2021

Chile's Sanchez out of Copa America group stage with foot injury - Reuters

Chile forward Alexis Sanchez will miss the group stage of the Copa America due to a leg injury, the national team said in a statement late on Saturday.

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3:27am PDT - June 13th, 2021

Copa America 2021: What you need to know

Tournament will be hosted by Brazil which has reported the second-highest COVID death toll in the world.

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12:35am PDT - June 13th, 2021

Kids near Brasilia dreaming of Copa America - Reuters

They play football on a dirt field and they probably won’t see Neymar or Lionel Messi up close, but the soccer-mad children who live near Brasilia’s Mane Garrincha stadium couldn’t be more excited about the start of the 2021 Copa America.

copa america 2021 - Reuters
12:17pm PDT - June 12th, 2021

12 Venezuelans test positive for COVID day before Copa opener - Reuters

Twelve members of the Venezuelan delegation at the Copa America have tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said on Saturday, a day before they meet hosts Brazil in the tournament opener.

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9:06am PDT - June 12th, 2021

Nearly two thirds of Brazilians oppose hosting Copa America amid pandemic - poll - Reuters

Nearly two thirds of Brazilians oppose the country hosting the upcoming Copa America soccer tournament, a poll showed on Friday, amid concerns over the country's dire COVID-19 outbreak.

copa america 2021 - Reuters
9:29am PDT - June 11th, 2021

When is the 2021 Copa America? Dates, TV Channel, Schedule and Odds

Brazil are looking to defend the title they won in 2019, while Lionel Messi hopes to inspire Argentina to their first Copa America triumph since 1993.

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9:00am PDT - June 11th, 2021

Brazil's top court dismisses bids to block Copa America - Reuters

Brazil's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected two of three injunctions sought to prevent the Copa America soccer tournament being held in the country because of the coronavirus pandemic.

copa america 2021 - Reuters
3:04pm PDT - June 10th, 2021

Brazil plans to allow vaccinated people not to need face masks -Bolsonaro - Reuters

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday that the health minister was preparing a measure to no longer require face masks for people who have been vaccinated for the coronavirus or previously infected.

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1:57pm PDT - June 10th, 2021

Chaotic organisation makes this year's Copa America unique - Reuters

Sports events have been cancelled or disrupted by a myriad of complications over the years, including war, plague, economic uncertainty and political boycotts, but the series of events that have beset this year's Copa America takes some beating.

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7:11am PDT - June 10th, 2021

Brazil seek to forget troubles, focus on a Copa America like no other - Reuters

A Brazil team playing in the Copa America at home on the back of a seven-game winning streak would normally be hot favourites to triumph but this is no ordinary year and no ordinary Copa.

copa america 2021 - Reuters
7:08am PDT - June 10th, 2021

‘Unsatisfied’ Brazil football team rules out Copa America boycott

Event's future still uncertain as Supreme Court set to rule on two requests to block the 10-nation football tournament.

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12:02am PDT - June 9th, 2021

Soccer-Brazil players criticise handling of Copa America switch - Reuters

The Brazilian soccer team criticised the last-minute decision to switch the Copa America to Brazil from Argentina amid a surge in novel coronavirus infections but said they would play in the 10-nation tournament which kicks off in Brasilia on Sunday.

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9:39pm PDT - June 8th, 2021

Brazil players criticise handling of Copa America switch - Reuters

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9:37pm PDT - June 8th, 2021

WHO says Brazil should reconsider Copa America host role if it can't manage risks - Reuters

Top World Health Organization emergencies official Mike Ryan, when asked about Brazil hosting the Copa America soccer tournament, said on Monday that he would advise any country undertaking mass gathering be extremely careful to manage risks.

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9:23am PDT - June 7th, 2021

WHO says Brazil should reconsider Copa America host role if it can't manage risks - Reuters

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9:20am PDT - June 7th, 2021

Brazil COVID inquiry staffers say Copa soccer cup should be postponed - Reuters

Staff of a Senate commission investigating the handling of the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil said on Sunday that the Copa America soccer tournament should not be held in the midst of the world's second deadliest outbreak and must be postponed.

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12:57pm PDT - June 6th, 2021

Can COVID-stricken Brazil host Copa America?

Future of football tournament in doubt after it was awarded to Brazil earlier this week.

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11:39pm PDT - June 4th, 2021

RT @UruguayFootENG: Today in 1995 - Enzo Francescoli became one of only four men who have won the Copa America’s ‘Best Player Award’ more t…

Gilbert Owusu Kusi (@GilbertkusiHov)
10:31am PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @UruguayFootENG: Today in 1995 - Enzo Francescoli became one of only four men who have won the Copa America’s ‘Best Player Award’ more t…

shahan petrossian (@sp1873)
9:53am PDT - July 23rd, 2023

RT @AnabellaMarvy: If they told messi fans in 2016 thar in 2021-2023 messi would leave barca to psg, win copa america, finalissima, world c…

Abdulhafiz tukur (@TukurAbdulhafiz)
2:01pm PDT - July 22nd, 2023

RT @AnabellaMarvy: If they told messi fans in 2016 thar in 2021-2023 messi would leave barca to psg, win copa america, finalissima, world c…

Paskalee (@Paskalee_01)
10:20am PDT - July 22nd, 2023

It’s the hate that will give them all hypertension, this is just the start, they are all pained right from the time messi finally free from them since 2021 copa america https://t.co/aVrvpaO4gl

WhoSay Oshizzy (@WhosayOshizzy)
7:40am PDT - July 22nd, 2023

RT @TOluwamayomikun: If Messi was still without an international trophy there won't even be anything like "let's appreciate them both" but…

Tinubu not Jagaban (@TOluwamayomikun)
7:18am PDT - July 22nd, 2023

If Messi was still without an international trophy there won't even be anything like "let's appreciate them both" but now they see that all odds are against them and now they're are trying to merge them together LMAO. Where was this energy before the 2021 Copa America Finals?

Tinubu not Jagaban (@TOluwamayomikun)
7:18am PDT - July 22nd, 2023

RT @ShikharGupta__: Nobody can stop me from watching Inter Miami at 5:30 in the morning from now on. More religiously than Copa America 20…

Yogendra Singh (@Yogendr85019045)
6:22am PDT - July 22nd, 2023

RT @TrustInOscar: I still remember watching this video before Copa America 2021. It really gave me belief in Messi and this Argentina team.…

blue fcb (@TheCuleNextDoor)
10:45am PDT - July 17th, 2023

RT @TrustInOscar: I still remember watching this video before Copa America 2021. It really gave me belief in Messi and this Argentina team.…

Anant (@Beinformalways)
8:36am PDT - July 17th, 2023

RT @TrustInOscar: I still remember watching this video before Copa America 2021. It really gave me belief in Messi and this Argentina team.…

Hina ✨ (@goodvibeezzz)
2:17am PDT - July 17th, 2023

RT @TrustInOscar: I still remember watching this video before Copa America 2021. It really gave me belief in Messi and this Argentina team.…

Abdurrahman Feroze (@ABD_Feroze)
1:56am PDT - July 17th, 2023

RT @larryeghosa: ON THIS DAY IN 2021 Lionel Andres Messi led Argentina with aplomb to lift their record equalling 15th Copa America in what…

Hon Simmy (@simmytatty)
11:34am PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @UpshotTowers: Despite his rep for booze and violence, Barcelona fork out to bring him to the Nou Camp. He keeps his head down, but whe…

Bolu Omo Ologo 7G (@Bolu_007G)
11:29am PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @Joshua_Ubeku: This was the semi-final of the 2021 Copa America. Messi gave his all to play in the finals with a bleeding ankle. He wo…

Seed of Abraham (@iphedollar)
11:03am PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @RoyNemer: On this day in 2021, Argentina won the Copa America. Lionel Messi's reaction says it all. https://t.co/gw3nTAN4XC

Mike (@MMykersen)
10:56am PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @mr_messi12: 34 years old Messi in 2021 Copa America: 34 succesful dribbling 31 years old Ronaldo in Evro 2016: 2 succesful dribbling…

Messi Bonmati (@wanmaximo)
10:50am PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @mr_messi12: 34 years old Messi in 2021 Copa America: 34 succesful dribbling 31 years old Ronaldo in Evro 2016: 2 succesful dribbling…

Taha (@Taha10Leo)
10:41am PDT - July 11th, 2023

After a long wait of 28 years, The Argentine won the Copa America on July 11, 2021. It's been two years since Argentina won the Copa America. #VamosArgentina #VivaArgentina #argentina #leomessi #messi #emilianomartinez https://t.co/O7eaqRZQxf

Sports Bytes TV (@SportsBytesTV)
9:54am PDT - July 11th, 2023

RT @Joshua_Ubeku: This was the semi-final of the 2021 Copa America. Messi gave his all to play in the finals with a bleeding ankle. He wo…

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9:36am PDT - July 11th, 2023