Brazil FA blame Rafael for defeat to Mexico
SAO PAULO, Brazil ● A day after Brazil lost the Olympic soccer final to Mexico, the country’s footballing authorities took the unusual …
Mexico leaves Brazil in tears
LONDON, England ● Mexico left Brazil’s long-cherished Olympic dream in tatters when they scored a …
South Korea beat Japan to take Olympic bronze
CARDIFF, Wales ● South Korea took their first Olympic football medal with goals from Park Chu-young and skipper…
Record crowd see US take the gold
WEMBLEY, England ● Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach…
Historic bronze medal Canada
LONDON, England ● Canada scored a dramatic injury-time winner to defeat France and claim bronze in…
U.S. seek revenge against Japan in clash for gold
LONDON, England ● The United States wants to avenge their defeat in last year’s World Cup final after Japan “snatched away their dream” of glory when the two…
Brazil move step nearer elusive Olympic gold
MANCHESTER, England ● Brazil’s dream of winning an elusive Olympic soccer gold came…
FIFA may discipline Canadian players, coach over ref remarks
LONDON, England ● The governing body of soccer is considering disciplinary action over…
Heartbreaker for Canada
MANCHESTER, England ● A Christine Sinclair hat trick was not enough to lift the Canadian women’s soccer team to the Olympic final, as they dropped a 4-3 decision to the U.S. on Monday in extra time in their semifinal at Old Trafford Stadium. An Alex Morgan header in the 123rd minute was the [...]
