OLYMPICS

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM CLINCHES QUARTERFINAL BERTH WITH 3-0 VICTORY AGAINST COLOMBIA IN GROUP G 0
by / on July 28, 2012 at 9:52 pm / in OLYMPICS

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM CLINCHES QUARTERFINAL BERTH WITH 3-0 VICTORY AGAINST COLOMBIA IN GROUP G

  Megan Rapinoe Scores Game-Winner for her First Olympic Goal Abby Wambach Notches 140th Career Tally; Carli Lloyd Adds Third Score USA Moves on to Manchester to Finish Group G Play Against Korea DPR on July 31 at Famed Old Trafford in a Match Broadcast on NBC Sports Network at 12:15 p.m. ET GLASGOW, Scotland (July 28, 2012) – The [...]

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Leveron: I’m loving every moment 0
by / on July 25, 2012 at 11:53 pm / in OLYMPICS

Leveron: I’m loving every moment

(FIFA.com) Wednesday 25 July 2012 – For Honduras, falling at the first hurdle has become an unhappy habit. Two visits to the FIFA World Cup™ have failed to yield a single win, while the second round at the Olympics has also proved elusive, with group-stage exits in 2000 and 2008. Johnny Leveron, Los Catrachos’ captain at London 2012, was not involved [...]

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U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM RIDES EPIC COMEBACK TO DEFEAT FRANCE 4-2 IN OPENING GROUP G MATCH OF THE 2012 OLYMPICS 1
by / on July 25, 2012 at 11:41 pm / in AROUND THE NET, OLYMPICS

U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM RIDES EPIC COMEBACK TO DEFEAT FRANCE 4-2 IN OPENING GROUP G MATCH OF THE 2012 OLYMPICS

Carli Lloyd Tallies Game-Winner as USA Rebounds from Early Deficit with Four Unanswered Goals Alex Morgan Scores Twice in First Olympic Appearance; Abby Wambach Contributes 139th Career Goal USA Will Continue Group G Play Against Colombia on July 28 in Glasgow, Scotland, in a Match Broadcast on NBC Sports Network at Noon ET GLASGOW, Scotland (July 25, 2012) – The [...]

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Olympics a test for young Brazilian squad 0
by / on July 22, 2012 at 1:27 pm / in OLYMPICS

Olympics a test for young Brazilian squad

  By: Rich Zuckerman, NBC OlympicsUpdated: Jul 18, 3:24p ET SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil have more at stake that hosts Britain when the teams meet in an Olympic soccer warmup in Middlesbrough on Friday. Brazil go into the London Games looking not only for their first Olympic title but also seeking to find the team and the style that [...]

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Isco: Spain intend to win 0
by / on July 15, 2012 at 12:44 am / in AROUND THE NET, FIFA NEWS, OLYMPICS

Isco: Spain intend to win

Source: FIFA.com Malaga playmaker Isco believes Spain have more than enough quality to be able to compete for a medal at this summer’s Olympic Games. Luis Milla’s 18-man squad contains three players from the senior side which won the UEFA EURO 2012 last month and a further nine that won the EUROs at Under-21 level last year. However, the side [...]

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Over 500 Footballers eye Olympic Gold 0
by / on July 14, 2012 at 3:36 pm / in FIFA NEWS, OLYMPICS

Over 500 Footballers eye Olympic Gold

FIFA July 13, 2012 While the Olympic flame gradually winds its way towards London, final preparations are under way in the British capital to ensure that the 2012 Games are an unequivocal success. Over 10,000 athletes spread across 39 different sports will have their hearts set on returning home with a gold medal. No fewer than 504 of them – [...]

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Neymar: We want our first gold medal 0
by / on July 9, 2012 at 11:37 am / in AROUND THE NET, FIFA NEWS, OLYMPICS

Neymar: We want our first gold medal

FIFA July 9, 2012 Neymar’s name has cropped up in the media so much over the last two years that he appears to have been on the scene for a lot longer than he actually has. A star for club and country at the age of just 20, quite an achievement when the country in question is Brazil, Neymar has [...]

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Meligeni: Brazil 2014 will be brilliant 1
by / on July 9, 2012 at 9:33 am / in OLYMPICS

Meligeni: Brazil 2014 will be brilliant

FIFA July 9, 2012 When they talk about Fernando Meligeni, many people say the former tennis player is more Brazilian than most. And that is because the 41-year-old is not only Brazilian, he is Brazilian by choice. Born in Buenos Aires, Fininho moved to Brazil with his parents when he was still a child and, though he returned to Argentina [...]

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