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

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

Unexpectedly, Argentina, the number one favorite to win the tournament, suffered an upset in the first opening game, drawing 1-1 with Bolivia, Messi, Tevez, Higuain and other superstars collectively performed sluggishly, but it was Aguero who came on as a substitute to equalize in the 75th minute.

This surprised everyone, because both sides have no reason to play so badly in terms of overall strength or player lineup, and it can only be said that after a season of competition, the form of this group of European stars is generally sluggish.

But it's not absolute.

In the other Group A game, Colombia opened against Costa Rica, where the attacking combination of Falcao, James Rodriguez and Cuadrado showed threat, with James Rodriguez setting up Falcao to score and eventually beat Costa Rica 1-0 to claim their first win from the group.

However, in the second round of the group stage, Colombia and Argentina played 0-0, and neither of them could win, but Costa Rica defeated Bolivia 2-0 without any danger, taking three points and finishing second in the group.

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

In the final round, Argentina and Colombia were both back-to-back, the former in order to qualify, the latter in order to win the group, and in the end, Colombia won 3-0 against Bolivia with two passes and one shot from James Rodriguez, and Falcao's brace.

Argentina also reversed the slump in the first two rounds, beating Costa Rica 3-0 with Sergio Aguero's brace and Di Maria's goal, and joined Colombia in qualifying from the group.

In the three group games, Argentine central defender Otamendi performed very steadily, sat firmly in the position of the main central defender of the Argentine national team, and won unanimous praise and affirmation.

In the other group, Brazil's performance was similarly sluggish, with the first two rounds being 0-0 and 2-2, with Inter Milan centre-forward Adriano struggling to make a lone call, and the Brazilian national team's attack was a concern.

However, in the third round of the group stage, the talented teenager Neymar started in place of AC Milan striker Pato, and as a result, Santos and Adriano both scored a brace to help Brazil beat Ecuador 4-2 and successfully qualify for the top spot in the group.

This battle made Neymar famous and can be called the biggest discovery of the Brazilian national team.

In Group C, Manchester City winger Alexis Sanchez and Bayern Munich midfielder Vidal's Chilean side were the most eye-catching, with two wins and one draw coming out of the group, followed by Uruguay with one win and two draws.

Suarez, who plays for Ajax and has the title of vampire, also had a sluggish performance in the group stage, scoring only one goal in three games, while the other two strikers, Edinson Cavani and Forlan, were empty-handed and did not score.

In the knockout round, Colombia drew Peru, who qualified in third place, and James Rodriguez scored a brace to help Colombia beat Peru 2-0 and advance to the semi-finals.

Argentina, on the other hand, faced Uruguay, conceding a goal in just five minutes, and although Higuain quickly equalised, they were ultimately defeated on penalties, and Uruguay won the right to advance thanks to their excellent defense.

Coincidentally, in the other game, Brazil lined up the attacking combination of Adriano, Robinho and Neymar, but they were never able to break through Paraguay's iron wall, and finally the two sides went to a penalty shoot-out 0-0, and Brazil unfortunately lost.

Chile also lost 2-1 to Venezuela in the other match and ultimately missed out on qualifying.

So far, this America's Cup can be described as a surprise surprise.

After reaching the semi-finals, hosts Colombia ushered in an explosion, relying on Falcao's hat-trick to defeat Venezuela 4-1, and James Rodriguez scored a goal and provided two assists to make him dominate the game.

In the other semi-final, Suarez, who had a sluggish performance in this Copa America, finally ushered in a round of explosion, scoring a brace to help Uruguay defeat Paraguay 2-0 and meet the host Colombia in the final.

In the final, Uruguay and Colombia both played at a decent level, with Suarez opening the scoring but James Rodriguez quickly equalised, but it was Suarez who provided an assist just before the end of the first half to put Forlan ahead again.

In the second half, Uruguay still played very tenacious, the defense was very tightly organized, and Colombia was not given the slightest chance, and the center Falcao was even more inactive throughout the game, but in the 89th minute, Uruguay scored again, and the scorer was Forlan.

In the end, Uruguay defeated Colombia 3-1 to win the championship thanks to Forlan's brace and Suarez's goal.

After the Copa America, Chelsea centre-forward Falcao won the tournament's top scorer with six goals, but James Rodriguez, who plays for China City, helped Colombia reach the final with five goals and five assists, winning the tournament's best player of the season.

Uruguay won the title, but relied on a tenacious defence, and the best of the attacking players was Ajax's Suarez, the Uruguayan striker who was tormented by the vampire nickname, and with his wonderful performance in this Copa America, he returned to the eyes of Europe's major leagues.

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

The talented star scored a brace at a crucial moment to help Brazil advance from the group stage, and although he didn't have another magical performance after that, this game was enough to win him the applause of the whole world, including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea, Manchester United, and many other big teams, began to pay attention to and pursue the Brazilian talent.

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

The first to light the fireworks of summer transfers was Manchester United, who were eager to ask for help.

Alex Ferguson announced his first transfer at the end of June, bringing in youngster Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers for €20 million.

The 19-year-old has just had an excellent season at Blackburn Rovers before being brought in by Alex Ferguson for a hefty price and is a versatile homegrown all-rounder who can play in midfield and in the middle and right of the backline.

Rivals Chelsea were also not to be outdone, first bringing in Spanish winger Juan Mata from Valencia for 35 million euros, and then bringing in centre-forward Romelu Lukaku from Anderlecht for 30 million euros, quietly throwing out 65 million euros, Chelsea showed their ambition to challenge for the Premier League title in the new season.

Liverpool also learned from the pain, respectively from Aston Villa to bring in winger Downing, 25 million euros from Sunderland to bring in midfielder Henderson, the two transfers cost the Reds a total of 50 million euros, plus the previous heavy introduction of center forward Carroll, Dalglish can be said to be strongly supported by the management.

On the contrary, Arsenal, who finished fourth in the Premier League last season, have been a bit sluggish this summer.

First of all, the main midfielder Nasri paid a high price of 35 million euros, and Klich both transferred to Manchester City for a transfer fee of 10 million euros.

After Arsenal lost two big players in a row, Cesc Fabregas is also negotiating to move to Barcelona, and Van Persie may also leave, which makes the Gunners difficult to deal with.

Along with the Premier League, La Liga is also the two most powerful leagues in European football.

Real Madrid soon announced that it would bring in Benfica left-back Coentrão from the Portuguese Super League for a high price of 30 million euros, plus the introduction of Shahin and Altentop from the Bundesliga, Real Madrid has just warmed up this summer.

According to the Spanish newspaper As, Real Madrid's board of directors and members and fans have been dissatisfied with the management's failure to bring in a superstar in the past two years, and Florentino has already released harsh words on the board that he will win the superstar this summer.

After Cesc Fabregas has basically confirmed to join Barcelona, the first target of Real Madrid's superstar recruitment is the Brazilian genius Neymar, who shined in the Copa America, and the transfer fee is likely to exceed 50 million euros.

Neymar is followed by Chinatown's talented midfielder James Rodriguez.

"The Colombian midfielder, who has just won the Copa America Player of the Year award, is highly regarded by Real Madrid's technical team and is hailed as the most talented rookie among the young generation of players in European football today, and he is familiar with La Liga and his performances in China Town are also impressive. ”

"The only obstacle is Chinatown, which has reached the Champions League this season, and is not thinking about letting go of its star in the early part of the season. ”

While Real Madrid was still looking for superstars everywhere, Barcelona had already made a decisive move.

Fifty million euros!

Barcelona have learned their previous lessons and finally brought in Gunners captain Cesc Fabregas from Arsenal for the highest transfer price of the summer ahead of the team's training camp.

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

The outside world is not at all curious that Cesc Fabregas can sell for 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 surging.

Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid are all in the running for Inter Milan's Yaya Toure, and with the quality of Inter's midfielder, it is likely to surpass Cesc Fabregas as the transfer bid leader this summer.

Manchester United and Juventus are poaching Arsenal centre-forward Robin van Persie, and both teams are very interested in the Dutch centre-forward, and if successful, it is likely that he will also be able to make a high price, after all, Robin van Persie performed quite well after returning from injury last season, and he is almost completely healed from his injury, which can be trusted.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are also battling Brazilian talent Neymar and Chinatown midfielder James Rodriguez, and if successful, they are likely to bid a high price.

On the contrary, before the summer transfer, Paris Saint-Germain, which was acquired by the Middle East tycoon who attracted the most attention from the outside world, entered July, in addition to the introduction of Pirlo from AC Milan, only from Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne for 7.5 million euros to introduce midfielder Matuidi, and there has been no news since then.

In terms of management, Blanco and Antero Enrique have been inaugurated, but the head coach has been pending for a long time.

The French team newspaper first disclosed the news that the reason why Paris Saint-Germain has not participated in the transfer for a long time is because the management is waiting for Gao Han in a vacant position.

The news of Gao Han's entry into Paris Saint-Germain also quickly aroused great concern from fans around the world.

It was at this time that Gao Han, who participated in the pre-season training camp in Chinatown in Beijing, finally waited for the behind-the-scenes boss of Paris Saint-Germain, Qatari Crown Prince Tamim.

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