“In the good sense, I would call him a monster.” — Brazil Olympic coach Rogerio Micale on Neymar, who led the hosts into the gold-medal game at the Rio Olympicswith two goals in a 6-0 win over Honduras. (Washington Post)
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Rio Olympics: Brazil runs wild at Maracana Stadium
It will be Brazil-Germany for the gold medal in men’s soccer on Saturday at the Rio Olympics, the matchup everyone wanted, a rematch (of sorts) of the Brazil-Germany semifinal at the 2014 World Cup. Neymar led Brazil, which has never won the gold medal in men’s soccer, with the first and last goals in a […]
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Rio Olympics: Men's Soccer, Semifinals
Honduras looks to follow Mexico four years ago as the second Concacaf team to reach the Olympic men’s soccer gold-medal game in the modern era. The Catrachos face a tall order as they travel to Rio deJaneiro’s Maracana Stadium to face Brazil. Germany plays Nigeria in Wednesday’s other semifinal in Sao Paulo. Since reunification, Germany […]
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What They're Saying: Barbara
“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 tobreak through. Their strategy worked today, they came out with the win and that’s football.” — Brazilian goalkeeper Barbara after her team […]
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Rio Olympics: Sweden-Germany set for gold-medal game
After the USA, Sweden stymied host Brazil, winning another 4-3 shootout after their semifinal before a capacity crowd at Rio’s Maracana Stadium ended in a 0-0 tie. Sweden, which has one win in fivegames, will face Germany, a 2-0 winner over previously unbeaten and untied Canada in the final. Both winners had lost to their […]
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Joao Havelange, soccer's godfather, and his U.S. legacy
Before he was the godfather of soccer, Joao Havelange was the godfather of Brazilian sports. And before that he was a two-sport Olympian. In a career that spanned 16 years and World War II, heswam for Brazil in Berlin in 1936 and played water polo in Helsinki in 1952. Havelange, who swam every morning before […]
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USA and Brazil women draw two U-17 friendlies
The anticipated USA-Brazil meeting in women’s soccer at the Rio Olympics won’t take place, but the USA and Brazil met twice in Michigan in under-17 women’s internationals. Both games ended in ties –2-2- in Lansing and 1-1 in Holland. They were tune-ups for the U-17 Women’s World Cup that kicks off Sept. 30 in Jordan. […]
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Rio Olympics: Men's Soccer, Quarterfinals
Honduras, which knocked the USA out of Olympic qualifying in Concacaf proper, advanced to the semifinals of the men’s soccer competition with a 1-0 win over South Korea. It will meet host Brazil inWednesday’s semifinals. The other semifinal: Germany-Nigeria. Honduras is just the third Concacaf team to reach the four four in the modern era […]
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Rio Olympics: Women's Soccer, Quarterfinals
From beginning to end, goals were scarce but drama high in the quarterfinals of the Olympic women’s soccer competition. No goals were scored in the first half of the four games, and Friday’s nightcapbetween Brazil and Australia ended in a 0-0 tie followed by a dramatic shootout the hosts won, 7-6. Superstar Marta missed in […]
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As if women's soccer didn't have enough obstacles in Brazil …
Brazil has advanced to the quarterfinals of both soccer competitions at the Rio Olympics. The men recovered from a pair of scoreless draws to pound Denmark, 4-0, with an impressive display of jogo bonito. On the women’s side, Marta and company have beenone of the hits of the Olympics, drawing huge crowds for their games […]