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Copa America tournament eyeing move to United States this summer

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Argentina's Lionel Messi gestures during the Copa America football tournament third-place match against Chile at the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 6, 2019. [Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP]

It could be a busy summer of international soccer in the United States this summer, with a report out of South America that the delayed Copa America tournament could find its way north.

Previously known as the South American Football Championship, the current Copa America event was scheduled to take place last year but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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