olympic football

London Olympics 2012 Football: South Korean player not at medal ceremony

A South Korean football player did not get a bronze when the Olympic medals were handed out in a ceremony to the rest of his team.

London Olympics football: Peralta drives Mexico to beat Brazil for gold

A brace from Mexican Oribe Peralta ensured Brazil`s wait for Olympic football gold continued as Mexico won their first gold of the Games at Wembley on Saturday with a 2-1 margin.

London Olympics 2012 Football Final: Brazil vs Mexico-Preview

The Samba stars have reached the final twice in the past, in 1984 and then four years later, but both times they could only get silver medals.

Olympic football: US avenge World Cup loss to Japan

Two goals from midfielder Carli Lloyd propelled the US to Olympic gold in the women`s football tournament Thursday, sealing a 2-1 win over Japan in the final.

London Olympics football: Late strike gives Canada bronze

A stoppage-time goal from Diana Matheson gave Canada their first Olympic women`s football medal with a 1-0 victory over France in Thursday`s bronze medal match here.

London Olympics 2012 Football: Mexico ease past the Japanese

Oribe Peralta`s stunning strike was the catalyst to guide Mexico past a spirited Japan side and into Friday`s gold medal match at the Olympic Games.

London Olympics 2012 Football: Brazil reach final defeating S Korea 3-0

Brazil booked their place in the Olympic final with a comfortable 3-0 win over South Korea courtesy of goals from Romulo and a double from Leandro Damiao.

London Olympics football: Brazil captain Silva wary of South Korea

Brazil football captain Thiago Silva said Sunday his team will ignore its status as favourites in Tuesday`s Olympic semi-final against South Korea at Old Trafford.

London Olympics 2012 Football: Clinical Brazil avoid Honduras upset

Brazil progressed to the semi-finals of the London 2012 football tournament with a battling 3-2 win over nine-man Honduras.

London Olympics 2012 Football: Sturridge miss sends GB crashing out

Daniel Sturridge`s missed penalty proved decisive as Team GB were defeated in a shootout by South Korea after a tight and tense clash at the Millennium Stadium.

London Olympics 2012: British women knocked out of football by Canada

Great Britain`s women saw their maiden Olympic football tournament end with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat by Canada in Coventry.

London Olympics Football: Spain crash out of Olympics

Spain are out of the men`s football tournament having lost their second successive game, 1-0 to Honduras.

London Olympics football: Neymar gives Brazil 3-1 win over Belarus

Neymar set up two goals and scored from a free kick to help Brazil beat Belarus 3-1 here on Sunday, securing the gold-medal favorite a spot in the quarterfinals of the men`s Olympic football tournament.

Nasri excluded from French team over Euro fiasco

French Football Federation (FFF) Friday suspended Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri from the national football team for three games after his offensive remarks during Euro 2012 championships.

Injured Brazilian goalkeeper to miss Olympics

Brazil`s starting goalkeeper Rafael has been ruled out of the men`s Olympic squad after injuring his right elbow in a practice session just two days before the team`s opening match.

Half a million Olympic football tickets still for sale

Olympic organizers are reducing capacity at several stadiums hosting football matches after failing to sell all the tickets.

Alba, Mata and Martinez in Spain`s Olympic squad

Luis Milla, coach of the Spanish football team for the London Olympic Games, has included members of Euro 2012 Jordi Alba, Juan Mata and Javi Martinez in his 22-man preliminary squad for the quadrennial Games.

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