Lionel Messi is the ultimate equalizer. The big brother that you bring to the school to address your bullies. The father that comes to settle the argument and dole out punishments. The ringer on the team of misfits who has played professionally in some glamorized country where even the worst products are leagues better than anyone in your indoor team. With him there is always hope. Yet, Argentina is doing all that it can to extinguish that feeling. The accepted narrative for a long time was Read more [...]

Argentina is already through to the semifinals, where they’ll face the winner of Saturday’s fourth and final 2015 Copa America quarterfinal matchup, between Brazil and Paraguay. [ MORE: All of PST’s Copa America coverage ] The two sides will face off in Concepcion, Chile, where they’ll be gunning for their 30th and 22nd South American Championship/Copa America semifinals appearance all time, respectively. Brazil are still without Neymar, whose four-game suspension following Brazil’s second Read more [...]

Brazil and Paraguay will close out the quarterfinals of the 2015 Copa America tournament on Saturday, June 27 at the Estadio Municipal de Concepción in Concepción, Chile. Copa America 2015 Online While Dunga’s boys topped their group qualifications, they are still not playing up to the level that is expected of the Pentacampeões. They had 2-1 victories over Peru and Venezuela, but their 0-1 loss to Colombia proved to be the most crucial as they lost team captain Neymar because Read more [...]