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Copa América Comes to the U.S.

By Sarah Bons

South America's biggest national soccer tournament will mark its 100th anniversary with a special tournament in the United States.

U.S. soccer fans will make history this summer. In a nod to the sport’s growing popularity among yanquis, Copa América is marking its centennial year by holding the region’s most important soccer tournament in the U.S. for the first time. The Copa América Centenario will be staged in 10 U.S. cities from June 3 to June 26.

Adding to the attraction, the region’s top players  —  Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Brazil’s Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior  —  are expected to join their teams for this year’s matches. Both played at last year’s Copa in Chile. The...

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