Lionel Messi could not help Argentina extend their unbeaten streak since winning the World Cup and after the match he credited countryman and former national team coach Marcelo Bielsa for implementing his style on Uruguay.
Former Spain international Virginia Torrecilla has retired from football aged 29. While a player at Atletico Madrid, she overcame cancer and returned to play 683 days later.
The stagnation of one of the best-ever crops of USMNT talent was there for all to see as Gregg Berhalter’s hosts meekly bowed out of the Copa América on Monday.