Immediately after Argentina beat Jamaica 1-0 in the final round of the Copa America group stage, Reggae Boyz striker DeShorn Brown ran to grab his phone and took a selfie with Lionel Messi.
Category: Copa America
Neymar, Carlos Bacca shown red cards after Colombia beat Brazil
Colombia beat Brazil for the first time since 1991, avenging last summer’s World Cup quarterfinal loss with a 36th minute goal from Jeison Murillo in Copa America Group C. But once the final whistle blew, the real fun began.
It started with Neymar kicking the ball at a celebrating Pablo Armero, then lightly headbutting goal scorer Murillo, prompting Colombia striker Carlos Bacca to come charging in and shove him from behind.
Arturo Vidal tearfully apologizes to “all of Chile” after arrest for drunkenly crashing his Ferrari
Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal, who scored twice in Monday’s 3-3 draw with Mexico, spent his Copa America night off in a hospital with minor injuries after crashing his red Ferrari and getting arrested on drunk driving charges. This was a tremendous disappointment to the tournament’s host nation, especially since Vidal OWNS A LIMOUSINE SERVICE.
Jamaica keeper heads the ball into opponent’s knee for Copa America’s saddest goal
Paraguay beat Jamaica 1-0 for a share of the lead with Argentina in Group B and they have goalkeeper Duwayne Kerr to thank. The problem for Kerr: he plays for Jamaica.
DTotD: Ecuador defender provides first face kick of Copa America 2015
It was only a matter of time before it happened and on matchday five, it finally did. Copa America 2015’s first face kick came in Bolivia’s surprising upset against Ecuador. Naturally, the moment occurred once the frustration of falling behind 2-0 within the firs 20 minutes of the match and then missing a penalty in the 38th minute (Enner Valencia) set in.
Frickson Erazo attempted a kung-fu overhead clearance, but connected with Damian Lizio’s forehead in addition to the ball, earning himself a yellow card and gifting Bolivia with a penalty that would put them up 3-0 before halftime.
Ecuador went on to score twice in the second half, but lost 3-2 to allow overlooked Bolivia to take the lead in Group A (at least momentarily).
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Edinson Cavani thinks Jamaica is in Africa
Jamaica will take part in Copa America for the first time as an invited nation (along with Mexico). This has already caused confusion for Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani.