Fueled by a fiery cultural passion, a stellar youth system, and a national identity intertwined with fútbol, Uruguay's small size and limited resources can't stop it from working its soccer magic.

Uruguayan players went into the stands and fought with Colombia fans, with some landing punches, after a Copa America semifinal loss in Charlotte, N.C.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Diego Forlán was one of the best forwards of his generation and could be satisfied at the end of a trophy-laden soccer career.When he retired from soccer in 2019, he ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died Tuesday at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game at Sao Paulo. He was 27. Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao ...

Juan Izquierdo of Uruguay's Nacional, bottom, lies on the pitch after collapsing during a Copa Libertadores soccer game against Brazil's Sao Paulo at Morumbi stadium in Sao Paulo, Thursday, Aug ...

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game in Sao Paulo. He was 27 years old.

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died Tuesday at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game at Sao Paulo. He was 27. Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao ...

Thousands of people attended a public wake for Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo, the Nacional defender who died of cardiac arrest five days after collapsing during a Copa Libertadores match ...

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo has died at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game in Sao Paulo.

Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game in Sao Paulo. He was 27.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo died Tuesday at a hospital in Brazil five days after collapsing during a game at Sao Paulo. He was 27. Hospital Albert Einstein in Sao ...