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The United States Men delivered the Gold Cup trophy with a C team, beating everyone they had to face and building a strong dynamic. The Women crashed out as tournament favorites as that end of era feeling sets in.

What is the future for these two programs? Here's my take.

The group stages of the Olympics for the men and women are wrapped up with some tasty affairs coming.

The Gold Cup has reached the semifinal stage after a thrilling round in the 1/4s.

The Gold Cup can't be ignored. So let's talk about that for a bit and make some predictions for the knockout rounds.

In addition, the Olympics have begun. The Men's U-23 tournament and the Women's major honor. By the way, the USWNT lost 3-0. So let's get into that.

The Euros have ended. Messi won the Copa America with Argentina too. But the return of fans in Europe made for a Football Fiesta like we have not experienced in a few years. The end was fitting. Bravo Italia! Worthy winners.

Here, I break down the final and close with my tribute track to this amazing tournament we all witnessed.

My beloved France are out. It's not quite the same debacle is 2002 or 2010, but it still doesn't look good. So who is to blame for France? Why did they lose? And in a match that had everything, what were the moments that will stick with us? Ronnie, Christian, Cayo, Eric, and Vas from the Soccer Subs Podcast join me to break it down.

Well that was fun. What a round of 16. The surprises were endless. The storylines were deep and the emotions ran incredibly high. On top of that, we got goals, extra time, red cards, penalties, upsets, and a dull game or two. But overall, Thank you Football!

The final round of Group Stage games were completed with a flurry of bangers and crazy matches. High quality long range goals are always fun and a sign that big game players are stepping up for the moment. Good time for that as the knockout round approaches and those match ups are set.

Also, quick shout out to Copa America and how things are panning out in Brazil, as the group stage ends this weekend.

Apparently England are shite. So are Germany. Ronaldo scores goals, Morata doesn't. Hungary are hungry while France flounder. Everybody's got a story. But is it what we really want to hear?

6 games to cover but the problem is what people with the loudest mics are saying. Some audio clips as supplement.

Some teams just wilt at these tournaments. They don't play well from the start despite all the promise from their squad or qualification campaign. But during these second round of games, a lot of teams blow opportunities to go into the next round by putting in limp performances. Other teams step up and show that they belong because they rise to the occasion.