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Chile down Colombia to reach Copa final

Chicago (AFP) – Chile stormed into the Copa America final, beating Colombia 2-0 in a weather-disrupted semi-final that took more than four hours to complete. The defending champions advanced to a repeat of last year's final against Argentina on Sunday after a whirlwind start left Colombia chasing the game. Chile, who had destroyed Mexico 7-0 […]

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Unbridled joy on one of Ireland’s greatest nights

It was the chance of a lifetime. A loose touch and follow-up dive from Italy’s stand-in captain Leonardo Bonucci sprung Wes Hoolahan, introduced as a substitute not ten minutes previously in Ireland’s do-or-die Group E finale, through on goal. But Hoolahan’s shot was tame, and easily saved by the deputy Italian goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu. It […]

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Thunderstorm halts Copa semi

Chicago (AFP) – The Copa America Centenario semi-final between Chile and Colombia was plunged into chaos after a severe thunderstorm halted play. With Chile leading 2-0 at half-time at Soldier Field, a heavy storm rolled into the region forcing stadium officials to delay the start of the second half. Tens of thousands of spectators were […]

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Sweden bids adieu to 'proud' Zlatan

Nice (France) (AFP) – Sweden bid farewell to Zlatan Ibrahimovic with noisy tributes but no goals and exited the European Championship finals meekly after a 1-0 defeat by Belgium. The brash giant of football ended his 116-cap international career on Wednesday with 62 often spectacular goals yet not a shot on target during Sweden's three […]

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Goals prove Ronaldo's back says coach

Lyon (AFP) – Portugal's coach Fernando Santos says Cristiano Ronaldo's two-goal display against Hungary proves he has shaken off a poor start to return to his best at Euro 2016. Ronaldo scored a pair of brilliant goals in Lyon on Wednesday to go down in European Championship history as the first player to score at […]

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Bacca out of Colombia line-up for Copa semi-final

Chicago (AFP) – Colombia's Copa America Centenario hopes suffered a blow here Wednesday after striker Carlos Bacca lost his battle to be fit for his team's semi-final against Chile at Soldier Field. The AC Milan striker was nursing a knock from his team's bruising quarter-final win over Peru but had been hopeful of making the […]

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USA vs. Argentina semi-final nets 8 million viewers

Argentina's win against the United States in the Copa America Centenario semi-final averaged 8,090,000 million viewers across FOX Sports 1, Univision and Univision Deportes. The match, which was shown live from 9-11pm ET, on Tuesday, June 21 drew 4.8 million viewers on Univision and Univision Deportes in addition to 3.29 million viewers on FOX Sports 1. […]

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Departing Ibrahimovic proud of journey from 'ghetto'

Nice (France) (AFP) – Zlatan Ibrahimovic said he was filled with pride as he bowed out of international football on Wednesday, saying he had emerged from "the ghetto" to become Sweden's record goal scorer. The 1-0 defeat to Belgium at Euro 2016 was not the way the brash striker would have wanted to depart the […]

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Ireland coach O'Neill hails 'special night'

Lille (France) (AFP) – Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill said the 1-0 win over Italy that took his team through to the last 16 of the European Championship was one of the best nights of his long career. "I've had some great nights but this was very special tonight," a beaming O'Neill said after […]

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Win was "life and death" for Ireland, says Italy coach Conte

Lille (France) (AFP) – Italy coach Antonio Conte congratulated the Republic of Ireland after Robbie Brady's late goal saw them seal a 1-0 win in Lille to reach the knockout phase of Euro 2016. The Azzurri were already guaranteed top spot in Group E coming into the match at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, allowing Conte to […]

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Irish winner 'what dreams are made of' for Brady

Lille (France) (AFP) – Robbie Brady admitted to being in dreamland after his late winner over Italy took the Republic of Ireland into the knockout stage of Euro 2016 on Wednesday. "It's what dreams are made of. We have done the job for everyone who came to see us and all the Irish fans around […]

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Belgium seal Euro last-16 berth in Ibrahimovic farewell

Nice (France) (AFP) – A late goal by Premier League target Radja Nainggolan earned Belgium a last-16 berth with a 1-0 win over Sweden making superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic end his international career with a defeat. The Roma midfielder, reportedly wanted by Chelsea, controlled a cross from Eden Hazard outside the area and powered it into […]

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Brady heroics take Ireland into Euro last 16

Lille (France) (AFP) – Robbie Brady struck with just five minutes remaining as the Republic of Ireland claimed a dramatic 1-0 win over Italy in Lille on Wednesday to reach the knockout phase of Euro 2016. Brady's goal arrived just when it looked as if Ireland were heading out due to a combination of Italy […]

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Time for national holiday, jokes Iceland coach after Euro 2016 win

Paris (AFP) – Iceland co-coach Heimir Hallgrimsson jokingly suggested Wednesday's historic 2-1 win over Austria at Euro 2016 would force the Nordic island country to change its national holiday. Iceland, with a population of around 330,000, is the smallest nation to qualify for a major finals and its national team strode into the last 16 […]

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Watch Colombia vs. Chile for free with fuboTV

Colombia plays Chile tonight in a must-see Copa America Centenario semi-final, and we have the details on how you can watch it for free with a 24-hour trial to fuboTV. Whether you're a cord cutter, going to be at work or away from home or if you prefer watching games on your computer, smartphone, tablet, […]