R. Carlos wants to play in Beijing

BRASILIA, April 26 (Xinhua) — International star defender Roberto Carlos said Friday that he wishes to return to the Brazilian national soccer team and he is in prime physical condition to play.
“I think that I am in great shape and I am very motivated to return to the national team. I don’t plan [...]

Beijing Olympics Video

Promo video for the summer games in Beijing China 2008

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Canadian Women’s Soccer Team

Canadian footballers relish game action, but not travel

Even Pellerud relishes a heavy workload for his team.
But the Canadian national women’s soccer coach wants to make sure fatigue isn’t a factor due to heavy travel as they prepare for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in August.
“There’s no chance of playing too many games with this [...]

Is soccer relevant at Olympics?

Several major stars have been blocked from playing for their countries (Kaka the most notable ) in this years Olympic soccer tournament. Other countries do not even bother to enter. The age of players is mostly restricted to U23 with a few exceptions per team for older players. The soccer tournament was mostly a [...]

Iraqi Soccer in danger of losing out in qualifying

According to AP: Soccer’s highest official is confident a dispute with the Iraqi government will be resolved before the national team is banned from World Cup qualifying.rnrnFIFA has given Iraq until the eve of Friday’s Congress in Sydney to revoke the dissolution of its national Olympic Committee and other sports federations or risk a 12-month [...]

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