After All the Gloom, Brazil Can Fulfill Olympic Dream and Gain World Cup Revenge

From Neymar‘s goal to open the scoring after just 15 seconds, to the late penalty notched by the captain in the dying moments, Brazil played with swagger and verve throughout their comprehensive Olympic semi-final victory over Honduras. However, they will have to move up a gear against their gold-medal opponents, as the team look to make up for one of the blackest chapters in their history.  The date July 8, 2014, is seared into fans’ minds. It was on that day, at the Estadio Mineirao in Belo Horizonte, that dreams of lifting the World Cup on home soil were crushed in the cruelest... 

Improving Brazil Timing Their Olympic Gold Run to Perfection

Hosting a major competition is no guarantee of taking home the big prize, as Brazil found out so painfully in 2014. But this time round, the young Selecao team is growing in confidence with every match and is within touching distance of making a medal a certainty—although the colour still needs to be decided.  The Olympic Games hosts are now just one match away from the final. Honduras stand in the way of the side led by Neymar, with the semi-final clash beginning just after midday local time in the heat of the Maracana.  Brazil cannot underestimate the Central Americans. Honduras... 

Time for Brazil to Become Heroines and Inspire a Nation to Greatness

On Tuesday night, under the bright lights of the Maracana Stadium, Brazil take on Sweden for a place in the Olympic final of the women’s football tournament. It is time for Brazil to go from hopefuls to heroines. In just about every sport throughout this Rio Olympics, the crowd support has been fantastic, from the fans booing judges at the gymnastics when a score is deemed too low to the partisan crowd cheering on Rafael Nadal against Argentine Juan Martin del Potro. In the football tournament, things on the men’s side didn’t quite start as the host nation would have hoped, with... 

USMNT Watch: Lynden Gooch Debuts for Sunderland, Carter-Vickers Staying at Spurs

The young players in the United States men’s national team talent pool made a ton of noise this weekend, especially in England.  The start of the Premier League season brought a surprise start for Lynden Gooch and a good sign in the development of Cameron Carter-Vickers.  There was also good news on the injury front this week as Aron Johannsson made a big step in his recovery.  We’ll have more on those stories and more below in our latest USMNT Watch.     Lynden Gooch Makes Sunderland Debut in Premier League Opener USMNT youth international Lynden Gooch was... 

Lionel Messi Officially Will Return to Argentina National Team

Lionel Messi will return to international football after previously announcing his retirement, according to the Argentina FA. The governing body issued a statement regarding the icon’s availability (h/t Eurosport).  Messi released a statement on the decision, per ESPN FC:  I see that there are a lot of problems in Argentina football and I don’t want to create more. I don’t want to cause harm, on the contrary, my goal was to help in any way I could. … There are many things that need to be fixed in Argentine football. But I prefer to help from inside rather... 

Gabigols! Brilliant Barbosa Stars as Brazil Recover Touch in Front of Goal

With two goals from Gabriel Barbosa, Brazil stormed past Denmark 4-0 to clinch a needed win and keep their spluttering Olympic football campaign on track. But besides the result, the hosts sent an ominous warning to the rest of the quarter-final participants, as they finally discovered their blistering best form.  The vultures were already hovering overhead going into Wednesday’s clash at Salvador’s Itaipava Arena. Two games had passed without the Selecao even troubling the scorers, as minnows South Africa and Iraq held Brazil’s highly rated young team to goalless draws.  Both... 

Lionel Messi Will Decline Argentina National Team Return, Says Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona does not believe that Lionel Messi will come out of international retirement and make himself available again for the Argentina national team. The Barcelona superstar announced his retirement from the international game after Argentina’s loss in the Copa America Centenario final to Chile in June—the Albiceleste’s third major final defeat in as many years. New Argentina manager Edgardo Bauza has travelled to Catalonia to hold talks with Messi and attempt to reverse his decision, per the Associated Press (h/t NBC Sports’ Kyle Bonn). However,... 

USA Stumbled Against Colombia, but It’s Their Gold to Lose in Rio

It’s not easy being the best team in the world. Expectations rise, and targets are painted on your back. Apart from your own fans and a select few others, everyone is waiting for you to fail. This is no different for the United States women’s football team at the Rio Olympics. However, if you are hoping for them to fall down, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen anytime soon. Jill Ellis’ side finished top of Group G with two wins and a draw. They will receive a more favourable route into the semi-finals, yet the 2-2 draw with Colombia in Manaus that has led to... 

Olympic Games Failure Highlights Argentina’s Disastrous Grassroots Game

The Argentinian Olympic football dream is no more. A 1-1 draw against Honduras sealed the nation’s fate, leaving them marooned in third place in Group D and heading for an early trip home. And after years of underachievement in the youth game, this latest failure is hardly surprising.  There was a time not long ago when the Albiceleste name was synonymous with success at the junior level. Teams coached by Marcelo Bielsa and Sergio Batista took Argentina to back-to-back Olympic successes in 2004 and 2008, respectively, cementing their reputation.  There was also glory in the under-20... 

Manchester City’s New Wonderkid Gabriel Jesus Fails to Find Feet in Olympics

The Olympic Games was supposed to be the perfect stage for Gabriel Jesus to show his new employers just what he was capable of. But after two intensely disappointing matches, the Palmeiras forward has fallen well short of his true potential as Brazil stare at a shocking potential elimination.  Rio 2016 had been billed as the moment Brazil would shake off their Olympics hoo-doo and finally deliver the gold that has thus far eluded them. But on current evidence, Rogerio Micale’s team look far more likely to end their campaign in the group stages than in August 20’s final at the hallowed... 

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