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Brazil's coach Tite, left, gives instructions to his player Vinicius Junior during a Copa America soccer match against Ecuador at Olimpico stadium in Goiania, Brazil, Sunday, June 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Ecuador coach says Brazil's Tite deserves World Cup title

By Mauricio Savarese Jun. 27, 2021 10:41 PM EDT

FILE - Leicester's Timothy Castagne, left, and West Bromwich Albion's Kieran Gibbs vie for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between West Bromwich and Leicester City at the Hawthorns in West Bromwich, England, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The newcomers joining Major League Soccer for the 2021 season lack some of the panache of previous years. In terms of recognizable names, Inter Miami may have landed the biggest by nabbing England left back Kieran Gibbs from West Bromwich Albion. (Tim Keeton/Pool via AP, File)
Defending champ Columbus, Philadelphia again tops in East

By Anne M. Peterson Apr. 13, 2021 05:14 PM EDT

Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates scoring from the penalty point the opening goal during a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 against Chile at the Centenario stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (Raul Martinez/Pool via AP)
Argentina, Uruguay win in long-awaited World Cup qualifiers

By Mauricio Savarese Oct. 08, 2020 11:40 PM EDT