CONMEBOL confirmed on Friday that the United States is set to host the 2024 edition of the Copa America. This comes after an agreement was reached between the South American football federation and CONCACAF, of which the United States is a member.

The upcoming tournament will also adopt a 16-team format; six of which are set to be teams from the CONCACAF. This will see teams from North and Central America as well as the Caribbean compete to qualify for the tournament alongside 10 of their South American contemporaries.

On the women’s front, the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. will consist of four teams from COMNEBOL. This tournament with a new 12-team format will also be hosted by the United States.

The four COMNEBOL guests that will participate are those that performed best in the 2022 Women’s Copa America, namely champions Brazil, runner-up Colombia, third-placed Argentina, and fourth-placed Paraguay.

“CONMEBOL and Concacaf are united by historical and affective ties,” CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez said following the announcement. “But above all, we are united by the passion, characteristic of all the Americas, for football and sports.”

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Schalke 04’s season has been a nightmare so far, with the once-proud Bundesliga team currently in the heat of a relegation battle which could see them drop down to Germany’s second division for the first time in 30 years.

However, on Saturday, it was American teenager Matthew Hoppe who lifted their spirits and hopes, delivering his team its first win of the season with a hat trick.

Schalke hosted Hoffenheim on Saturday with the team in last place and seven points from potential safety, immersed in the second-longest winless streak in the history of the league.

Hoppe’s hat-trick, his first three goals in his fifth career start, led them to an easy victory that allowed fans’ hopes to begin to spark after a nightmare start to the year.

The California native’s first goal was a chipped shot over the keeper that put his team in front 1-0 just before the half.

Hoppe broke past the defense in the 57th minute to score again for his second goal, and then completed the hat trick just six minutes later with another chip to put the game out of reach at 3-0.

The 19-year-old player is the third American to ever complete a hat trick in Europe’s top five leagues after Christian Pulisic accomplished the feat with Chelsea last season and Clint Dempsey did so with Fulham in 2012.

Hoppe and Schalke will look to keep up the good momentum as they travel to Eintracht Frankfurt next weekend.

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The United States Men’s National Team got another great bit of news on Thursday related to the next generation of soccer talent, as Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna ended speculation that he might be looking to play for another country’s senior national team.

Reyna, who was born in England and whose father is a naturalized US citizen born in Argentina, dismissed speculation that he would join either the European or South American squads that he could have played for.

He made it clear that he only wants to play for the United States in the future, continuing the trend that he began after representing the country’s U15, U16, and U17 squads.

The 17-year-old midfielder is considered to be one of the top young talents of the game. He made his senior team debut with the Bundesliga club on January 18th, scoring his first goal only two weeks later in a German cup game against Werder Bremen.

Reyna joined Dortmund last year after coming up through the youth system of New York City FC.

He will look to continue the legacy of his father, Claudio Reyna, who represented the United States internationally during his playing career. The talented attacking midfielder surely doesn’t have long to wait until his first call-up for the American senior team.

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The USMNT took care of business in the semifinal of the Gold Cup on Wednesday night, defeating Jamaica by a 3-1 final to advance to play for the right to take home the trophy for the second consecutive time.

Their win advances the team to Sunday’s final in Chicago against their eternal rivals in Mexico.

The US had little trouble with a Jamaica side that looked overmatched against the Americans at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Yankees took an early lead after Weston McKennie scored his second goal of the tournament in only the 9th minute of the match. The Schalke 04 midfielder darted towards a ball that was played into the box by Reggie Cannon and beat the Jamaican goalie to put the US up 1-0.

The USMNT doubled its lead just after halftime when its star of the night, Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic, tapped in a ball that came lose after Andre Blake stopped a Jordan Morris shot.

Jamaica made things interesting for a moment after cutting the American lead to 2-1 after a Shamar Nicholson goal in the 69th minute, but Pulisic struck again near the end of regulation to put the US up 3-1 and remove all doubt.

Now, the Stars and Stripes will have the opportunity to win another Gold Cup title as they take on their biggest rivals in Mexico, unbeaten in the tournament, on Sunday in Chicago.

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The US Men’s National Soccer Team put up a valiant fight in a 1-1 draw against Chile on Tuesday night.

The Americans took on Chile in a friendly match at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. They were unable to take home a win, but they’ll be happy with their effort against one of South America’s top sides.

The only negative of the game was that Christian Pulisic, the star of the team, was injured in the 34th minute of the game.

He departed the game with a right quadriceps injury. The extent of the injury is still unknown and the team will be crossing its fingers that it isn’t serious.

Pulisic’s night started off better than it ended. He scored a goal in the 4th minute of the match to give the US an early lead.

The goal was a work of art, coming after he beat Chile’s defense and chipped the ball over Chilean keeper Gabriel Arias. Gyasi Zardes provided Pulisic with the assist.

Chile equalized only five minutes later with a 9th minute Óscar Opazo goal.

The win wraps up an international break for the team that saw a 1-0 win against Ecuador as well as Tuesday night’s draw. The USMNT’s next game will be a friendly against Venezuela on June 9th.

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CONMEBOL confirmed on Friday that the United States is set to host the 2024 edition of the Copa America. This comes after an agreement was reached between the South American football federation and CONCACAF, of which the United States is a member.

The upcoming tournament will also adopt a 16-team format; six of which are set to be teams from the CONCACAF. This will see teams from North and Central America as well as the Caribbean compete to qualify for the tournament alongside 10 of their South American contemporaries.

On the women’s front, the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. will consist of four teams from COMNEBOL. This tournament with a new 12-team format will also be hosted by the United States.

The four COMNEBOL guests that will participate are those that performed best in the 2022 Women’s Copa America, namely champions Brazil, runner-up Colombia, third-placed Argentina, and fourth-placed Paraguay.

“CONMEBOL and Concacaf are united by historical and affective ties,” CONMEBOL president Alejandro Dominguez said following the announcement. “But above all, we are united by the passion, characteristic of all the Americas, for football and sports.”

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Schalke 04’s season has been a nightmare so far, with the once-proud Bundesliga team currently in the heat of a relegation battle which could see them drop down to Germany’s second division for the first time in 30 years.

However, on Saturday, it was American teenager Matthew Hoppe who lifted their spirits and hopes, delivering his team its first win of the season with a hat trick.

Schalke hosted Hoffenheim on Saturday with the team in last place and seven points from potential safety, immersed in the second-longest winless streak in the history of the league.

Hoppe’s hat-trick, his first three goals in his fifth career start, led them to an easy victory that allowed fans’ hopes to begin to spark after a nightmare start to the year.

The California native’s first goal was a chipped shot over the keeper that put his team in front 1-0 just before the half.

Hoppe broke past the defense in the 57th minute to score again for his second goal, and then completed the hat trick just six minutes later with another chip to put the game out of reach at 3-0.

The 19-year-old player is the third American to ever complete a hat trick in Europe’s top five leagues after Christian Pulisic accomplished the feat with Chelsea last season and Clint Dempsey did so with Fulham in 2012.

Hoppe and Schalke will look to keep up the good momentum as they travel to Eintracht Frankfurt next weekend.

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The United States Men’s National Team got another great bit of news on Thursday related to the next generation of soccer talent, as Borussia Dortmund midfielder Giovanni Reyna ended speculation that he might be looking to play for another country’s senior national team.

Reyna, who was born in England and whose father is a naturalized US citizen born in Argentina, dismissed speculation that he would join either the European or South American squads that he could have played for.

He made it clear that he only wants to play for the United States in the future, continuing the trend that he began after representing the country’s U15, U16, and U17 squads.

The 17-year-old midfielder is considered to be one of the top young talents of the game. He made his senior team debut with the Bundesliga club on January 18th, scoring his first goal only two weeks later in a German cup game against Werder Bremen.

Reyna joined Dortmund last year after coming up through the youth system of New York City FC.

He will look to continue the legacy of his father, Claudio Reyna, who represented the United States internationally during his playing career. The talented attacking midfielder surely doesn’t have long to wait until his first call-up for the American senior team.

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The USMNT took care of business in the semifinal of the Gold Cup on Wednesday night, defeating Jamaica by a 3-1 final to advance to play for the right to take home the trophy for the second consecutive time.

Their win advances the team to Sunday’s final in Chicago against their eternal rivals in Mexico.

The US had little trouble with a Jamaica side that looked overmatched against the Americans at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Yankees took an early lead after Weston McKennie scored his second goal of the tournament in only the 9th minute of the match. The Schalke 04 midfielder darted towards a ball that was played into the box by Reggie Cannon and beat the Jamaican goalie to put the US up 1-0.

The USMNT doubled its lead just after halftime when its star of the night, Chelsea midfielder Christian Pulisic, tapped in a ball that came lose after Andre Blake stopped a Jordan Morris shot.

Jamaica made things interesting for a moment after cutting the American lead to 2-1 after a Shamar Nicholson goal in the 69th minute, but Pulisic struck again near the end of regulation to put the US up 3-1 and remove all doubt.

Now, the Stars and Stripes will have the opportunity to win another Gold Cup title as they take on their biggest rivals in Mexico, unbeaten in the tournament, on Sunday in Chicago.

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The US Men’s National Soccer Team put up a valiant fight in a 1-1 draw against Chile on Tuesday night.

The Americans took on Chile in a friendly match at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. They were unable to take home a win, but they’ll be happy with their effort against one of South America’s top sides.

The only negative of the game was that Christian Pulisic, the star of the team, was injured in the 34th minute of the game.

He departed the game with a right quadriceps injury. The extent of the injury is still unknown and the team will be crossing its fingers that it isn’t serious.

Pulisic’s night started off better than it ended. He scored a goal in the 4th minute of the match to give the US an early lead.

The goal was a work of art, coming after he beat Chile’s defense and chipped the ball over Chilean keeper Gabriel Arias. Gyasi Zardes provided Pulisic with the assist.

Chile equalized only five minutes later with a 9th minute Óscar Opazo goal.

The win wraps up an international break for the team that saw a 1-0 win against Ecuador as well as Tuesday night’s draw. The USMNT’s next game will be a friendly against Venezuela on June 9th.

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