Big news for CONCACAF fans that have long dreamed of having their national teams playing in more of the World's bigger soccer events. For those aching for something better than the Gold Cup to pass the time between World Cups there might finally be some good news if you trust what CONMEBOL is saying in the face of CONCACAF's silence.

#Conmebol - Nicolás Leoz informa la organizacion #CopaAmerica Centernario en conjunto con #Concacaf 2016 twitter.com/luisevargas/st… @luisvargas

— Jorge Ramos & Banda (@ESPN_JorgeRamos) March 12, 2013

Nicolás Leoz aseguró hoy que Copa América 2016 es casi seguro que se juegue en #USA e incluirá a #CONCACAF @chepetizo #copacentenario

— Jorge Ramos & Banda (@ESPN_JorgeRamos) March 12, 2013

For those of us who do not speak fluent Spanish those tweets mean that CONMEBOL will quite likely be including teams from CONCACAF in the 2016 edition of the Copa America and that the event would be held on US soil. With that info coming from Nicolas Leoz, the President of CONMEBOL since 1986, there is a very good chance that it is reliable.

It will be interesting to see what shape such an event would take but it could very well make the 2015 Gold Cup crucial for CONCACAF teams as it would be the likely means of qualification for this event. By combining the appeal of CONMEBOL teams with venues and media coverage available in the United States there is a very good chance that such an event would be able to draw an large international soccer audience.

Before we all start planning trips to the United States in 2016 though it should be noted that thus far no one from CONCACAF has been making similar statements to these remarks from Leoz. In fact, the speculation that such an event might happen has all seemed to be coming from the south with CONCACAF doing little to suggest that it will become a reality.

It remains a story to be worth continuing to follow as the potential for Canada to compete in an event of that magnitude is certainly appealing but for now there is nothing concrete. Until CONCACAF starts talking like this event is going to be a reality it is hard to get excited.