Neymar Scores the Only Goal You Need to See This Weekend (Video)

Note to elite European clubs: You may now drool in earnest. Neymar lit up the Olympics on Sunday as Brazil defeated Belarus, 3-1, in Group C of the men’s football tournament. While Brazil’s overall performance failed to impress, Neymar’s scoring contribution in the second half had no such issues. In the 65th minute, the 20-year-old forward stepped up to take a free kick with the score... 

Brazil vs. Belarus: Olympics Men’s Soccer Live Score, Analysis, Recap

2012 Summer Olympics, men’s football, Group C Brazil 3-1 Belarus (full time) LINEUPS Brazil: Neto, Rafael, Thiago Silva (capt.), Juan Jesus, Marcelo; Romulo, Sandro (Ganso 64′), Oscar; Neymar, Hulk (Danilo 87′), Alexandre Pato (Lucas Moura 85′) Belarus: Aleksandr Gutor; Igor Kuzmenok, Sergei Politevich, Aleksei Kozlov (Aleksei Gavrilovich 80′), Denis Polyakov; Stanislav... 

Olympic Soccer: Looking for a Team? Uruguay an Intriguing Option for Neutrals

Three days before the men’s soccer tournament begins at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the major roles have been filled, the basic plot points sketched and ready. Don’t forget the details, though, or the guys in powder blue. If the Olympic script was already written, it would go something like this. Brazil, the most successful team in international soccer history with five World Cup titles,... 

Mexico Olympic Soccer Team: 5 Players Who Must Be at Their Best to Win Gold

Mexico will take an experienced, talented squad to the 2012 Summer Olympics. Even so, winning a gold medal would be a dream scenario for El Tri. For that to come, several players will have to be at their best this summer in Great Britain. Mexico’s Olympics campaign begins July 26 against South Korea, and El Tri will also face Group B matches against Gabon and Switzerland. Here are five players... 

Michael Bradley to AS Roma: High-Profile Transfer Big for Bradley and USMNT

Michael Bradley has been proving the doubters wrong for years. Doing it one more time on his biggest stage yet should be no big deal. Actually, that’s not true at all. Having an American in Rome qualifies as a big deal for the United States national team. Full stop. Let’s back up. Last summer found Bradley in an uncomfortable place with both club and country. After failing to find a regular... 

Viral Video of the Day: Neymar Schools Innocent Bystander with Ball Trick

Behold, Internet peeps. Neymar has done something, and we all must watch. Today, the Mohawked wonder is making the rounds online for a trick he produced in training recently with Brazil’s Olympic football team. While his teammates were busy conducting drills calmly and methodically, Neymar was off doing ball tricks. Newsworthy? Hardly, until you realize that he performed the trick—its many... 

Viral Video of the Day: David De Gea Scores Free Kick in Spain Olympic Training

David De Gea already had plenty going for him. De Gea, a 21-year-old goalkeeper, plays for Manchester United and Spain. His WAG is, uh, mildly attractive. And he looks, well, sort of like a llama. Alas, goalscoring generally has not been considered a forte for the Spanish goalkeeper. Until now. After spending a month watching Iker Casillas do his thing for the senior side at Euro 2012, De Gea could... 

Viral Video of the Day: Alvaro Arbeloa Hops off Spain’s Euro 2012 Party Bus

Poor Alvaro Arbeloa (OK, maybe not). After their historic run to the Euro 2012 title, Spain had 10 players on UEFA’s official Team of the Tournament. In other words, all of Spain’s regulars made the all-star team—except for one. You know who: Alvaro Arbeloa. Spain’s other full-back, Jordi Alba, only made himself a household name during the tournament. And Alba even scored a... 

World Cup 2014 Qualifying: 6 Big Teams That Might Not Make It

Qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup has already begun, and some big teams are already in trouble. Some received a tough draw. Others have stumbled in the early rounds of of qualification. Still others will need a turnaround to make it back to the biggest stage in the world. One thing all these teams have in common, however, is that an appearance in the World Cup two years from now is far from... 

Viral Video of the Day: Iker Casillas Begs Ref to Cut Injury Time in Euro Final

It was time for the Euro 2012 final to finish. Iker Casillas said so. Today’s B/R World Football Viral Video of the Day features the increasingly legendary Spanish goalkeeper doing something a bit unexpected near the end of the Euro 2012 final over the weekend. While the three allotted minutes of stoppage time were being played at the end of the second half, Casillas was filmed asking the UEFA... 

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