You can measure the passage of soccer eras by international tournaments. And even though the last Copa America was played in 2016, the atmosphere of the sport makes it feel longer than three years ago both on and off the field. That feeling of the manipulation of time may be partially a byproduct of the intensity of social media proliferating soccer into our everyday lives with narratives changing on a daily basis. The game has already moved on tactically and narratively from the 2018 World...
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