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August 23, 2008

Beijing 2008 - Brazil v. Belgium...

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Olympics 2008 Brazil vs Belgium Highlights
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Beijing 2008 - Brazil v. Belgium...

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Video:Argentina retain Olympic gold

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Two Olympic golds in a row for Argentina.Hungary was the last team to do that - winning consecutive golds in 1964 and 1968.
20-year old Angel Di Maria - known as "The Little Angel" - came up with a heavenly chip that sailed over the goalie and into the net.It was to be the only goal of the final.

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Nigeria 0-1 Argentina: Albiceleste Retain Their Olympic Crown (OLYMPICS 2008)

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Four years after the gold in Athens, another 1-0 scoreline confirmed Argentina as Olympic football champions. In 2004, the match-winning goal had been scored by a certain Carlos Tevez; this year in Beijing, salvation came from above. "Little Angel" Di María flapped his celestial wings and delivered a fatal blow to finalists Nigeria, exploiting an [. Click to continue reading...

August 19, 2008

Argentina 3-0 Brazil: Seleçao Taught a Lesson in Futból (OLYMPICS 2008)

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Just like a sheet of paper from a page-a-day-calendar, Argentina ripped Brazil out of the stack, crunched it up, made a little paper ball, did a few juggles and then backheeled it into the trash. Everyone was anticipating this game as the final-before-the final in these 2008 Beijing Football Olympics, and boy did we not [. Click to continue reading...

April 20, 2008

Here Are the Groups for Men’s and Women’s Olympic Soccer

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Here's what the Olympics group stage will look like: Sixteen teams divided into four groups for the men, with top two from each moving on. Twelve teams divided into three groups for the women. Top two from each group move on, and also the two top-finishing third place teams. This list came to [. Click to continue reading...
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Here Are the Groups for Men’s and Women’s Olympic Soccer

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Here's what the Olympics group stage will look like: Sixteen teams divided into four groups for the men, with top two from each moving on. Twelve teams divided into three groups for the women. Top two from each group move on, and also the two top-finishing third place teams. This list came to [. Click to continue reading...

April 19, 2008

Raymond Domenech Won’t Be Watching the Olympics

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Are you going to be enjoying the Olympics this summer? You'll be doing it without France National Team coach Raymond Domenech, who won't be watching any of the action. "I say to people: 'If you are against the Games in China, then don't watch them and switch off your television'," said Domenech. "It's a courageous act. Click to continue reading...

April 16, 2008

Which Men’s Football Teams Are Olympic-Bound? (Plus: Irrelevant Bonus! Sepp Blatter’s Phone Number!)

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While I was searching out info for this post, I stumbled on a 56-page document with all of the FIFA regulations for Olympic soccer. Because I know you were dying to know that: "Each association taking part in the final competition(s) shall ensure, as a condition of its participation, that every player, offi cial or [. Click to continue reading...