A week after his 10-year stay at Manchester United ended, Antonio Valencia was on Monday called up by coach Hernan Dario Gomez to Ecuador's Copa America squad.... more »
Five Ecuador players have been suspended indefinitely for "indiscipline" after allegedly partying in Quito before their final World Cup qualifying match against Argentina, the national federation FEF said Friday.... more »
Lionel Messi fired Argentina into the World Cup with a brilliant hat-trick on Tuesday as South American champions Chile suffered a shock elimination.... more »
Lionel Messi and Argentina will be fighting for their World Cup lives on Tuesday as the South American heavyweights take on Ecuador aiming to avoid a humiliating failure to qualify for next year's finals in Russia.... more »
Lionel Messi and Argentina's hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup were left hanging in the balance on Thursday after another stalemate on a nail-biting day of South American qualifying action.... more »
The Copa America Centenario erupted into controversy on Sunday after a refereeing blunder sent Brazil crashing to a 1-0 defeat against Peru -- and out of the tournament.... more »
Ecuador frustrated Peru's hopes of sealing their Copa America Centenario quarter-final berth on Wednesday, fighting back from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw.... more »
A controversial refereeing decision spared Brazil's blushes at the Copa America Centenario on Saturday as the five-time world champions opened their campaign with a goalless draw against Ecuador.... more »
Liberian-born striker Darlington Nagbe scored in the 90th minute Wednesday to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Ecuador in a warm-up match for the Copa America Centenario.... more »
Argentina avenged their Copa America final defeat to Chile with a 2-1 victory on Thursday as Ecuador scrambled a late draw with Paraguay to preserve their unbeaten start to South America's 2018 World Cup qualifying competition.... more »
Ecuador defeated Uruguay 2-1 to maintain their 100 percent start to South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday with a third consecutive victory.... more »
Argentina slumped to a home defeat against Ecuador while Brazil were beaten 2-0 by Chile on Thursday as upsets dominated the opening round of South America's qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup.... more »
Bolivia clinched their first Copa America victory since 1997 with an upset 3-2 win over Ecuador. The Bolivians withstood a furious second-half fightback from Ecuador to leave their opponents on the brink of elimination.... more »
Chile launched their quest for Copa America glory with a 2-0 victory over Ecuador as the South American football showpiece kicked off here Thursday.... more »
The United States played to a 1-1 draw with Ecuador on Friday in a friendly football match that served as US icon Landon Donovan's international farewell.... more »
Ecuador coach Reinaldo Rueda insisted that poor refereeing decisions cost his side in the 0-0 draw with France at the Maracana on Wednesday that brought their World Cup adventure to an end.... more »
France managed only a 0-0 draw with 10-man Ecuador at the Maracana stadium on Wednesday but still topped World Cup Group E to avoid a tie against Argentina in the second round.... more »
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