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 [...]
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 [...]
USA Wins Gold Medal
The USA women just won the Olympic Gold Medal in soccer with a 1-0 victory over Brazil. Carli Lloyd scored an overtime goal in the 96th minute to power the USA win. In the frantic last minutes of the second overtime Brazil came at the USA defense over and over and just missed on [...]
0-0 After 90 Minutes in Womens Gold Medal Game
The USA and Brazil women locked into a scoreless draw after the first ninety minutes of the Gold Medal match in the womens soccer tournament at the Beijing Olympic Games. Instead of the high scoring games of the semis both teams zeroed in on defense and trying to find choice opportunities to score. It [...]
Germany Beats Japan For Bronze in Womens Soccer
BEIJING (AP) — Substitute midfielder Fatmire Bajramaj scored a pair of second-half goals Thursday to help world champion Germany beat Japan 2-0 and win its third straight Olympic bronze in women’s soccer.
Bajramaj opened the scoring off a rebound in the 69th minute, firing a left-footer into the top of the net after Japan goalkeeper [...]
