When the first Chinatown Youth Football Invitational Tournament was in full swing in China, the 2011 Copa America also ignited the war in Argentina, attracting the attention of media and fans around the world.

Hosts Argentina and Colombia, Costa Rica and Bolivia are arranged in Group A.

Unexpectedly, Argentina, the top favorite in this cup, encountered an upset in the first opening game, drew Bolivia, Messi, Tevez, Higuain and other superstars one-to-one, collectively performed poorly. Instead, Aguero, who came on the bench, equalized the score in the 75th minute.

This surprised everyone, because both sides have no reason to play so badly, whether in terms of overall strength or the player lineup, Argentina has no reason to play so badly. It can only be said that after a season of the game, these European stars are generally in a sluggish state.

But it's not absolute.

In another game in Group A, Colombia's first game was against Costa Rica, Falcao, James Rodriguez and Cuadrado's offensive combination showed threats. James Rodriguez assisted Falcao to score, and finally defeated Costa Rica 1-0 and won the first victory in the group.

But in the second round of group stage, Colombia and Argentina played zero-to-zero, and neither of them could win. Instead, Costa Rica defeated Bolivia 2-0 without any danger, scoring three points, ranking second in the group.

Could it be that the host Argentina will put the bedding in the group stage and go home?

In the last round, Argentina and Colombia both fought against each other. The former was to qualify and the latter was to be the first in the group. In the end, Colombia scored twice with James Rodriguez's two passes and one shot, and Falcao scored twice, defeating Bolivia three-to-zero.

Argentina also changed the sluggishness of the first two rounds. With Aguero's double score and Di Maria's goal, he defeated Costa Rica 3-0, and joined hands with Colombia to qualify from the group.

In the three group matches, Argentine central defender Otamendi performed very steadily, firmly positioned as the main central defender of the Argentine national team, and won unanimous praise and affirmation.

In another group, Brazil's performance was also sluggish. The first two rounds were zero to zero and two to two, Inter Milan center Adriano was unable to play alone, and the Brazilian national team's offense was worrying.

But in the third round of group stage, the talented young player Neymar replaced AC Milan striker Pato. As a result, Santos young player and Adriano both scored twice, helping Brazil defeat Ecuador four-two and successfully qualify as the top spot in the group.

This battle made Neymar famous and was the biggest discovery of the Brazilian national team.

In Group C, Manchester City winger Sanchez and Bayern Munich midfielder Vidal performed the most, with two wins and one draw qualifying from the top in the group, with Uruguay following behind with one win and two draws.

Playing for Ajax, Suarez, who has the title of vampire, also performed poorly in the group stage, scoring only one goal in three games, while the other two forwards, Cavani and Fran, were empty-handed and did not score.

Entering the knockout round, Colombia drew Peru, who advanced with the best third place, but James Rodriguez scored twice, helping Colombia defeat Peru 2-0 and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

Argentina encountered Uruguay and conceded the ball in just five minutes of the game. Although Higuain quickly equalized the score, he eventually lost in the penalty shootout. Uruguay obtained the right to advance with his outstanding defense.

Coincidentally, in another game, Brazil team lined up the offensive combination of Adriano, Robinho and Neymar, but failed to break through Paraguay's iron wall. In the end, both sides entered the penalty kick and won 00, and Brazil unfortunately lost.

Chile also lost to Venezuela one-two in another game and eventually missed the promotion.

At this point, this Cup of America has been full of unpopularity, which is very surprising.

After entering the semi-finals, host Colombia ushered in an outbreak. Relying on Falcao's hat-trick, he defeated Venezuela four-to-one. James Rodriguez scored one goal and two assists, allowing him to play the field.

In another semi-final, Suarez, who performed poorly in this Copa America, finally ushered in a round of explosions, scoring twice, helping Uruguay defeat Paraguay 2-0 and successfully met with host Colombia in the finals.

In the final, Uruguay and Colombia both played quite well. Suarez scored the first goal, but James Rodriguez quickly equalized the score. However, before the first half was approaching the end of the year, Suarez's assist helped Fran surpass the score again.

In the second half, Uruguay still played very tenaciously and the defense was organized very closely. He did not give Colombia any chance. Center Falcao was even more mediocre. Instead, in the 89th minute, Uruguay won another goal, and the goal scorer was still Fran.

In the end, Uruguay defeated Colombia three-to-one with Fran's double score and Suarez's goal.

After the Americas Cup, Chelsea center Falcao won the top scorer of this Cup with six goals, but James Rodriguez, who played for Chinatown, helped Colombia reach the final with five goals and five assists, winning the best player of the season.

Although Uruguay won the championship, it relied on tenacious defense. The best performance among the offensive players was Suarez, who played for Ajax. The Uruguayan striker who was tortured by the vampire nickname, also returned to the sight of the mainstream European leagues with his wonderful performance in this Copa America.

The biggest discovery in this Copa America is undoubtedly Neymar of the Brazilian national team.

This talented star scored twice at a critical moment, helping Brazil advance from the group stage successfully. Although he did not perform magically again, this game was enough to win applause from the world. Many giant teams including Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea, and Manchester United have begun to pay attention to and pursue this Brazilian genius.

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While Asia and South America are in full swing, the summer transfer market in European football is also surging.

The first to ignite the summer transfer fireworks was Manchester United, who was eager to help.

Ferguson announced the team's first transfer signing at the end of June, bringing young player Phil Jones from Blackburn at a high price of 20 million euros.

The 19-year-old young player just played an excellent season in Blackburn when he was introduced by Ferguson at a high price. He can be competent for midfield drag and back and defense in the middle and right. He is a very comprehensive local all-rounder.

The competitor Chelsea is also not to be outdone. First, he introduced Spanish winger Mata from Valencia at a high price of 35 million euros, and then introduced center Lukaku from Anderlecht at a high price of 30 million euros. He quietly spent 65 million euros. Chelsea showed his ambition to strive for the Premier League championship in the new season.

Liverpool also learned from his mistakes, introducing winger Downing from Aston Villa for 25 million euros and midfielder Henderson from Sunderland for 25 million euros. The two transfers cost a total of 50 million euros. In addition to the center Carroll who had previously introduced a lot of money, Daglish has received strong support from the management.

On the contrary, Arsenal, which ranked fourth in the Premier League last season, was a little sluggish this summer.

First, the main midfielder Nasri made a high price of 35 million euros, and Krish both transferred to Manchester City with a transfer fee of 10 million euros. Blue Moon has focused more on the main lineup this season and has not blindly pursued superstars.

After Arsenal lost two generals in a row, Fabregas's transfer to Barcelona is also in negotiations, and Van Persie may leave the team, which makes the Gunners unable to resist.

As the Premier League as the two most purchasing power leagues in European football, the La Liga is also not vague.

Real Madrid soon announced that it would introduce Benfica left-back Cointran from the Portuguese Premier League at a high price of 30 million euros, and coupled with Shahin and Altentop from the Bundesliga, Real Madrid's signings have just warmed up this summer.

According to Spanish Ass, Real Madrid's board of directors and member fans are dissatisfied with the management's failure to introduce superstars in the past two years. Florentino has made harsh words on the board of directors that he will win superstars this summer.

After Fabregas has basically determined to join Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid superstars are ranked first among the targets for signings, Brazilian genius Neymar, who shined in the Copa America, and the transfer fee is likely to exceed 50 million euros.

Following Neymar is Chinatown genius midfielder James Rodriguez.

"The Colombian midfielder who just won the Best Player Award for the Copa America has a very high evaluation in the Real Madrid technical team. He is hailed as the most talented and talented rookie among the younger generation of European football players today. He is also very familiar with La Liga, and his performance at Chinatown is also amazing."

"The only obstacle is that Chinatown, which has entered the Champions League this season, does not consider letting go of its leading star at the beginning of the season."

While Real Madrid was still looking for superstars everywhere, Barcelona had already taken decisive action.

Fifty million euros!

Barcelona learned from previous lessons and finally introduced Gunners captain Fabregas from Arsenal before the team trained, with the highest transfer price this summer.

This is another captain that Arsenal has sold in recent years.

The outside world is not curious about Fabregas being able to sell at a sky-high price of 50 million euros, because the Spanish midfield superstar has such strength and influence.

Barcelona cut the summer transfer bid, but the transfer market is still undercurrent.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid are fully competing for Inter Milan's Yaya Toure. With the strength of Inter Milan's midfielder, this is likely to surpass Fabregas and become the transfer bidder this summer.

Manchester United and Juventus are poaching Arsenal center Van Persie. Both teams are very interested in the Dutch center. Once successful, they are likely to hit a high price. After all, Van Persie performed very well after returning from injury last season, and his injuries have basically recovered, which is trustworthy.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are also competing for Brazilian genius Neymar and Chinatown midfielder Jamele Rodriguez. Once successful, they are likely to create high prices.

On the contrary, before the summer transfer, Paris Saint-Germain, which was the most popular Middle East tycoon, after entering July, except for introducing Pirlo from AC Milan, he only introduced midfielder Matuidi from Ligue 1 for 7.5 million euros, and there was no news after that.

In terms of management, Blanco and Antero Enrique took office one after another, but the head coach was undecided.

The French team newspaper was the first to disclose that the reason why Paris Saint-Germain has not participated in the transfer is because the management is waiting for Gao Han in a low position.

The news that Gao Han entered Paris Saint-Germain quickly attracted great attention from fans around the world.

It was at this time that Gao Han, who participated in the pre-season training camp in Beijing, finally waited for the boss behind Paris Saint-Germain, Qatar Crown Prince Tamim.
Chapter completed!