#497: Bolivia, Panama & Uruguay backgrounders with Jon Arnold

Jon Arnold, one of the nation's leading Concacaf scholars, joins
the pod to talk about the USA's group at the Copa America:
Bolivia, Panama and Uruguay. As is our custom we strayed from the
agenda and discussed the Columbus Crew's loss to Pachuca in
Champions Cup, why Mexico isn't a global power in soccer. But the
core of the episode is backgrounders on the USMNT's group
opponents in this upcoming tournament. No huge surprises but you
will surely be able to impress at cocktail parties with a little
more depth on Bolivia's mediocrity and Panama's relative strength
under Christensen.
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