What They're Saying: Barbara

• by Soccer America , Aug 16, 2016

"Each team works the way they think they must. I wouldn't call it a coward approach, but they only played defense. I think they used their strategy. Unfortunately, we didn't have the opportunity to break through. Their strategy worked today, they came out with the win and that's football."

-- Brazilian goalkeeper Barbara after her team exited the Olympic women's soccer competition with a shootout loss to the Sweden, which had beaten the USA in the same manner, prompting U.S. keeper Hope Solo to call the Swedes a bunch of cowards. (San Francisco Chronicle)