SAO PAULO — Nacional defender Juan Izquierdo collapsed on the pitch and was taken to hospital after suffering an irregular heartbeat during the second leg of a Copa Libertadores round of 16 tie against Sao Paulo at Brazil's Morumbi stadium on Thursday.

Izquierdo had replaced Sebastian Coates for the Uruguayan club at halftime but fell to the ground unconscious in the 84th minute without any contact from another player.

Mexican legend Rafael Márquez is set to become El Tri’s newest assistant coach. All with the plan to lead Mexico as head coach in a FIFA World Cup.

Rafa Márquez to become Mexico assistant coach; will become head coach for 2030 World Cup

According to reports coming out of Mexico, FC Barcelona Atlètic head coach Rafa Márquez is just details away from accepting the proposal of become the Mexican national team’s assistant manager.

CONMEBOL’s 2024 Copa América in the United States has been nothing short of disastrous in terms of organization, with the tournament final between Argentina and Colombia being a logistical and safety horror movie.

Hours prior to the match to be held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida, an excessive amount of fans looking to get into the venue lead to thousands ‘bulldozing’ and forcing their way into a seat.

This forced organizers and stadium security to pause all fan entry into the stadium, delaying the match that was planned to start at 8 PM EST by 30 minutes.

Maximilian Araujo, Darwin Nunez and Matias Vina scored as Uruguay beat Panama 3-1 in their Copa América Group C match in Florida on Sunday.

Uruguay, who have won the Copa America a joint record 15 times, were rewarded for their blistering early pace when Araujo fired home a sublime curling effort from the edge of the area in the 16th minute.

WHAT A GOAL

Uruguay takes the lead off this STUNNER from Maximiliano Araújo pic.twitter.com/zlecaGpYej

The Copa América kicked off with Argentina defeating Canada 2-0 on Thursday, however a FOX audio delay frustrated fans who tuned into FS1.

For the entire first half of the opening match commentators John Strong and Stu Holden were on a roughly two second delay. 

FOX has had audio issues in the past, but thankfully this time at least the audio was behind rather than two seconds ahead. There’s nothing worse than the commentators spoiling what you’re about to see.

Here were some examples of what the audio delay looked like in the highlights during the first half.

This could be the start of something new for Liga MX fans in the states. It has never been done before.

Official Liga MX match between América and Chivas to be played in the United States

Liga MX matches

Club América are set to play an official Liga MX match in the United States, against none other than rivals Chivas in the Clásico Nacional.

Lionel Messi has hinted to his retirement as he shared with ESPN Argentina on Wednesday that Inter Miami will be the last club he plays for.

Messi will turn 37 on June 24 and will likely be playing in his final major international tournament with Argentina this summer in the Copa América. The 2022 World Cup winner hasn't set an official retirement date but said that Inter Miami will be his curtain call.

His contract with the Herons runs until the end of 2025.

Lionel Messi Inter Miami final club quote