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julio 23, 2024

Lesiones de Messi y Suárez; regresa Riqui al MLS All-Star.

¡Messi y Suárez fuera del Juego de Estrellas de la MLS por lesiones! Riqui Puig regresa para brillar. ¡Liga MX presente!

Fútbol

julio 23, 2024

Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024: Futbolistas estadounidenses buscan medallas

Write informative laconic excerpt under 30 words in mexican spanish for news below. Do not wrap it into quotation marks or html tags. The USWNT will play in their first major tournament after hiring a new coach, while the men's side returns to the Olympics after a 16-year wait. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)The 2024 Paris Olympics have their much-anticipated Opening Ceremony on Friday, but as has been the case for years, actual competition -- led by the men's and women's soccer tournaments -- starts several days earlier.The United States qualified teams for both tournaments at these Games, and the U.S. men will start things off with a group-stage game against France on Wednesday night; the USWNT then opens up a night later against Zambia.All teams in the tournaments are hoping to make it to the medal games, which will be played at PSG's Parc des Princes on Aug. 10 (women) and Aug. 9 (men). Since the Olympics soccer tournaments are a bit different than the competitions fans are most accustomed to seeing, here's a Q&A on what to expect.So ... is Olympic soccer a big deal?It absolutely is, especially on the women's side. For them, only 12 teams qualify and everyone brings their best players -- essentially, it's a mini World Cup. The USWNT will be captained by Lindsey Horan, and will feature younger stars like Trinity Rodman and Naomi Girma, as well as veterans like Rose Lavelle and Crystal Dunn. (There's no Alex Morgan -- more on that later.)Catarina Macario, who played for new coach Emma Hayes at Chelsea and was hoping to take part in her second Olympics, was a late withdrawal because of a knee injury and was replaced by Lynn Williams.On the men's side, it's different. The men's tournament isn't on FIFA's official calendar, which means that club teams aren't obliged to release their best players so they can take part in it. To compensate, the Olympics runs an under-23 competition, where the 16 participating teams bring rosters full of the sport's youngest stars, along with three over-age players per team.And just to answer the obvious question early: No, Argentina isn't bringing Lionel Messi, nor has France included Kylian Mbappé in its roster.playMessi pulls out of Argentina's Olympic squadLionel Messi explains his reasoning behind deciding not to go to the Olympics with Argentina.What about the U.S. men's team? Is Christian Pulisic playing?The U.S. men hadn't qualified since 2008, so there's definitely excitement within the federation to see them at this event. The team -- which is technically a youth national team and not the full USMNT -- is led by Marko Mitrovic, who has been a coach with US Soccer since 2022 and was an assistant with Reading (of the English Football League) and the Chicago Fire (Major League Soccer) before that.He selected a roster that has some young players USMNT fans will already know (Gianluca Busio, Kevin Paredes) as well as on-the-rise potential stars (Paxten Aaronson, Taylor Booth). Goalkeeper Gabriel "Gaga" Slonina, who played last season with Dutch club Eupen on loan from Chelsea, is one of two goalkeepers on the roster.The three overage spots were -- spoiler alert -- not used to bring in the USMNT's biggest stars, which means Pulisic wasn't chosen. Defenders Walker Zimmerman and Miles Robinson, plus playmaker Djordje Mihailovic, will fill the overage spots.What would be a good result for the U.S. teams?As you might imagine, these answers aren't the same. For the USWNT, the sting of getting eliminated early at the 2023 World Cup still lingers, and this is the first major tournament since the program received a major overhaul. Normally, one might think a new coach like Hayes would get a little leeway in terms of expectations, but there isn't much margin when it comes to this group and this fanbase: An appearance in the medal games feels like the minimum here.For the men, it's probably a lower bar in terms of expectations. Despite opening group stage play with a match against France, the draw was decent to the U.S. men, with games against New Zealand and Guinea on the schedule. Advancing to the knockouts should be expected.Could they make a medal run? Absolutely. But there's no doubt that the pressure will be lower than what the women's team will face, allowing the team to play a bit more freely.playEmma Hayes not focused on outside noise ahead of USWNT's Olympic GamesUSWNT manager Emma Hayes explains that the team is solely focused on the games ahead at the 2024 Olympics.OK -- so who are the favorites?On the women's side, the USWNT is looking to make Hayes's debut tournament a smashing success, but there's certainly no guarantee of the Americans taking gold. This is definitely a transition tournament for the U.S. roster -- as evidenced by Morgan missing her first Olympics since 2008 -- and they're ranked fifth in FIFA's latest rankings, their lowest since the rankings began in 2003.Three of the five squads above them are in the field (England doesn't field an Olympic team). World Cup champions Spain are expected to have their starting XI from the last World Cup available in France, including Aitana Bonmatí and Jenni Hermoso. Hosts France and Wendie Renard will be looking to impress at home, while Alexandra Popp and eight-time European champions Germany are back after missing the last Olympics. Canada won gold in Tokyo last time around, and they've medaled in the last three Olympic tournaments.On the men's side, France will be coached by legend Thierry Henry and feature Alexandre Lacazette, while Argentina is managed by Javier Mascherano and have a slew of players from the World Cup-winning senior team in their side, including Julián Álvarez, Thiago Almada, Nicolás Otamendi and Gerónimo Rulli. They'll be tough to beat.What is the format?Each team will play three group stage games. On the women's side, the top two teams in each group plus the two best third-place teams advance to the quarterfinals, which are followed by semifinals, and then the bronze (losers of the semifinals) and gold (winners of the semifinals) medal matches.On the men's side, only the top two teams in each group advance to the knockout rounds. Similarly to the women's, the men's side features quarterfinals and semifinals before the medal matches.In terms of extra time, group stage matches will result in draws, but in the knockouts, there will be two 15-minute periods of extra time if the score is tied at the end of full time. If the teams are still deadlocked after extra time, then the game will go to a penalty shootout.Each team also gets five substitutes during the course of the game, and a sixth is added if the game goes to extra time.Will VAR be used during the Olympics?Yes. VAR was used for the first time at the Olympics in 2020, so it will be operational for both the men's and women's tournaments in France. Of the 89 officials appointed by FIFA, 20 are video match officials who will work exclusively with the VAR system.How are they playing that many games in Paris?They're not. Olympic soccer is often staged at stadiums around the host city's country, and matches will be played in six other cities: Marseille, Bordeaux, Nice, Saint-Etienne, Lyon and Nantes.Both the U.S. men and women will play most of their group stage matches in southern France; the women play two of their games in Marseille and one in Nice, while the men play two in Marseille and one in Saint-Etienne. ,Los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 tendrán torneos de fútbol emocionantes. EE.UU. calificó tanto a los equipos masculino como femenino para el evento.

Los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 tendrán torneos de fútbol emocionantes. EE.UU. calificó tanto a los equipos masculino como femenino para el evento.

Deportes de combate

julio 23, 2024

Sean O’Malley critica a Conor McGregor antes de pelea.

‘Mentally weak. Drug addict, needs rehab’ Sean O’Malley scolds Conor McGregor

Sean O’Malley critica a Conor McGregor en redes, poniendo en duda su estatus de GOAT y resaltando adicciones. Muestra interés en pelear con Merab Dvalishvili.

Deportes de combate

julio 23, 2024

Michael Bisping critica a Jake Paul por burlarse de McGregor

Michael Bisping Scorns Jake Paul after Conor McGregor jab ‘For f**k sake stop trying to sound tough’

Bisping criticó a Jake Paul por comentarios sobre McGregor. Respuesta de McGregor y polémica en Tampa Bay.

Deportes de combate

julio 23, 2024

Belal Muhammad apunta al título welter en UFC 304

Belal Muhammad laughs off Leon Edwards’ cardio ‘It is hilarious’

Belal Muhammad cuestiona resistencia física de Leon Edwards para UFC 304 por título welter. Pelea previa anulada.

Sin categoría

julio 23, 2024

Belal Muhammad critica el rendimiento físico de Leon Edwards antes de su pelea por el título welter en UFC 304. Muhammad y Edwards tuvieron una pelea previa en 2020 que terminó en ‘No Contest’ debido a un poke de ojo accidental de Edwards. Belal Muhammad ha cuestionado la capacidad de resistencia física de Leon Edwards […]

Fútbol

julio 23, 2024

Manchester United busca vender jugadores senior para financiar transferencias

Manchester United busca vender jugadores veteranos para financiar nuevas adquisiciones esta temporada. Primeros fichajes: Joshua Zirkzee y Leny Yoro.

Noticias Calientes

julio 23, 2024

Dos jonrones de Lindor llevan a Mets a victoria ante Marlins

El colombiano Francisco Lindor brilló con dos jonrones en la victoria de los Mets sobre los Marlins. ¡Imparables en el campo!

Noticias Calientes

julio 23, 2024

Diana Taurasi liderará a EE. UU. en Paris 2024

La leyenda Diana Taurasi busca su octavo oro olímpico en Paris 2024. ¡Un hito en el baloncesto femenino!

Noticias Calientes

julio 23, 2024

Salma Paralluelo busca medalla en Juegos Olímpicos París 2024

La futbolista Salma Paralluelo, del FC Barcelona Femení, buscará medalla en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024. ¡Todo un orgullo para Zaragoza!

Deportes de combate

julio 23, 2024

Curtis Blaydes, en UFC 304: Un peso completo resistente.

Curtis Blaydes: ‘I don’t think I have a glass jaw. I just think it’s heavyweight’ responds to critics

Blaydes defiende su talento en peso pesado, enfrentará a Aspinall en UFC 304 por título interino. Prepárate.

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julio 23, 2024

Curtis Blaydes defiende su capacidad en peso pesado tras críticas por nocauts en UFC. ‘Razor’ Blaydes enfrentará a Tom Aspinall en UFC 304, buscando un título interino. La noticia se centra en Curtis Blaydes, luchador estadounidense nacido en Estados Unidos, quien ha recibido críticas por sus derrotas por nocaut en su carrera de UFC. El […]

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