Play comes naturally to Brazil while luck deserts Spain

by Paul Kennedy

[OLYMPIC SPOTLIGHT] Even playing without several starters and finishing with 10 men following the dismissal of Porto's Alex Sandro, Brazil easily defeated New Zealand 3-0 on Wednesday to move into the quarterfinals of the Olympic men's soccer tournament. While Brazil has scored three goals in each game, Spain, the other ... Read the whole story

Olympic men's soccer on Wednesday ...

by Soccer America

[SCOREBOARD] Britain beat Uruguay, 1-0, on Daniel Sturridge's goal on the stroke of halftime to make it through to the final eight for the first time since 1956 and will meet South Korea in Cardiff on Saturday. After a final day of group play that featured three 0-0 draws, the ... Read the whole story

What They're Saying

by Soccer America

"I can take the abuse ... but I think it was a total lack of respect from the crowd to boo when we were trying to sing our national anthem. I think those things should not happen."-- Uruguay striker Luis Suarez, who plays his club ball for Liverpool, on fans ... Read the whole story

Sounders add Honduran Olympian Martinez

by Paul Kennedy

[MLS TRANSACTIONS] A fourth member of the Honduran Olympic team that has reached the quarterfinals at London 2012 will be playing in MLS. Midfielder Mario Martinez has joined the Seattle Sounders on loan from Real Espana. Read the whole story

Toronto crushes late-arriving Aguila

by Soccer America

[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] If Salvadoran club Aguila looked a little worse for wear in its 5-1 loss to Toronto FC, it had good reason. It didn't arrive in Toronto until a few hours before kickoff after missing a connecting flight through Miami. Read the whole story

Gerzicich scores twice in Champions League qualifier

by Soccer America

[AMERICANS ABROAD] American-born Bryan Gerzicich scored twice to help Israeli champion Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona to a 4-0 victory over Azerbaijan champion FK Netchi in the first leg of their third qualifying round in the UEFA Champions League.< Read the whole story

GolTV to air next three U.S. Open finals

by Soccer America

[TELEVISION WATCH] GolTV will air the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final through 2014. This year&rsquo;s final pits three-time defending Open Cup champ Seattle against fellow MLS team Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday. Read the whole story

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