CONCACAF Watch: Gold Cup needs to branch out to new countries
The CONCACAF Gold Cup will be contested for the 14th time in 2017, and for the 14th time the United States will play host to the region's championship.This is no surprise. Though new CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani has said the confederation would consider new sites for the tournament, the showpiece CONCACAF event involving the region's top international teams, the Gold Cup has a long history of being in the United States. There have been 271 Gold Cup matches played since the tournament st..>> view originalPetra Kvitova injured by knife-wielding attacker at her home
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