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The 2020 Copa America will mark a tournament revamp, with six teams beginning the campaign in a north zone in Colombia and six playing in a south zone in co-hosts Argentina, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Wednesday.

 

Argentina will be in the southern group, alongside Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia and an as yet undisclosed guest.

 

Brazil will feature in the northern group with Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and another invited nation.

 

The teams will play each other once in their groups, and the top four sides in each group will then qualify for the quarterfinals. The final is to be played in Argentina.

 

The changes are part of a widespread attempt to revitalise South American club and international competitions and bring them more into line with Europe.

 

CONMEBOL have abandoned their six-decades long tradition of playing the Copa Libertadores final on a home-and-away basis, and will this year play the final at a neutral ground for the first time, much like the Champions League.

 

Next year's Copa America will be the fourth in six years. Officials want the tournament to be played at the same time as the European Championship, Europe's equivalent.

 

http://www.espn.com/soccer/copa-america/story/3821064/argentinacolombia-to-co-host-revamped-20-copa-america

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I'm expecting one of those perplexing Messi no-shows you get every now and again. It would just be too perfect watching him destroy Herrera and Man United.

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I'm expecting one of those perplexing Messi no-shows you get every now and again. It would just be too perfect watching him destroy Herrera and Man United.

 

I'm also scared about this.

 

Herrera is almost certainly not playing. One of the reasons why we have such little chance.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-47881830

A football manager has been fined and suspended after taking his players off the pitch in protest at an alleged racist comment from a linesman.

 

Non-league Wythenshawe Town manager James Kinsey abandoned the game after comments made to a player in January.

 

The official was also sanctioned after the charge against him was proven, the Manchester FA said.

 

Anti-discrimination campaign Kick It Out said some clubs are "facing fines for standing up to racist abuse".

 

Mr Kinsey was handed a fine and banned for seven days, meaning he will miss the club's next match.

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The Spanish FA has forwarded plans to reshape the Copa del Rey and making it more like the FA Cup. All ties single-game in the stadium of the lowest-ranked one, except the semifinals which will be played in the current format.

 

This is great news, and although top teams will enter the third round, it should enable more upsets. This used to be a trophy that mid-tier la liga teams had a chance of winning, but Barça and Real Madrid have now won 9 out of the last 11 cups.

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