Messi and Argentina Take Home The Gold Again
Lionel Messi said it was a childhood dream to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Well now his dream is fulfilled. Argentina withstood a solid performance by Nigeria and some withering heat in China to score a 1-0 victory over the Nigerians. Angel De Maria slotted home the winner in the second half [...]
Brazil Takes Men’s Bronze
Powered by two first half goals by Diego and Jo, the Brazilian mens soccer team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Belgium in the Olympic soccer tournament bronze medal game today.
Brazil got a third goal in second half stoppage time when Ronaldhino fed Jo with a through pass and Jo muscled through the last [...]
Men’s Bronze Medal Game – Brazil v Belgium
If the star-studded Brazil come up with strong wills, which were absent from their semifinal against Argentina, they have great chance to beat Belgium to take the bronze of the Beijing Olympic soccer tournament on Friday.
Though a football bronze is way short of Brazil’s expectation and usually of little interest both from the players and [...]
On The Men’s Side It Is Argentina Vs Nigeria
It looked on paper to be a battle of the soccer titans when Brazil and Argentina met in the semifinals of the Olympic soccer tournament. Be the gauchos were just too much for Ronaldhino and his Brazil teammates. Lionel Messi and his Argentinian teammates swarmed all over Brazil and routed them 3-0 to advance for [...]
USA Men Tied By Late Dutch Goal
The U.S. Men’s Olympic Soccer team was just minutes away from clinching a spot in the knockout stage after two games, but a late equalizer from the Netherlands shocked the U.S. for a 2-2 tie on Sunday at the Tianjin Olympic Sports Center Stadium.
The Netherlands took command early on a goal by Liverpool’s Ryan Babel, [...]
