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Why Is South America’s Leading Soccer Tournament Being Played in the United States?
On Thursday, at 8 P.M. Eastern Time, Lionel Messi’s Argentina will defend its title as the South American champion in the opening game of the Copa América, the longest-running international soccer tournament in the world. It won’t take place, however, in …