August 22, 2016
Germany return home with silver and their heads held high
Germany coach Horst Hrubesch proud of his Olympic players as he urges country to take the tournament more seriously.
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Keir Radnedge
A former editor of World Soccer, Keir Radnedge is a highly respected and well-connected commentator on the global game.
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August 22, 2016
Olympic win ends two years of football purgatory for Brazil
Brazil coach Rogerio restores pride to country with Olympic triumph.
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August 21, 2016
Redemption for Brazil with Olympic win
Olympic success over Germany ends two years of soul searching for Brazil.
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August 19, 2016
Sweden’s women in pursuit of most unlikely Olympic gold medal
Described as 'cowardly' by USA's Hope Solo, Sweden now stand on the threshold of an unlikely gold medal.
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August 18, 2016
Neymar quick off the mark as Brazil close in on Olympic glory
Neyar and Gabriel Jesus both scored twice as Brazil moved closer to realising their Olympic dream.
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August 16, 2016
Joao Havelange leaves behind a huge legacy and a tainted reputation
Keir Radnedge looks back on the life of Joao Havelange, arguably the most influential man in modern sport.
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August 15, 2016
Brazil looks to Neymar and Marta to restore national pride
No nation have ever won both men and women's gold medals in the same Olympic Games, but Brazil will be looking to do that in Rio.
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July 26, 2016
Neymar leads the cast of Rio Olympic hopefuls
Barcelona forward is the marquee name among the Olympic hopefuls.
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July 25, 2016
Niersbach gets off lightly
Considering the bans handed out to some of football's bigwigs, Wolfgang Niersbach has been treated leniently.
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July 19, 2016
Why doping scandal could see World Cup taken off Russia
Vitaly Mutko has been implicated in Russia's doping scandal - which is bad news for him and bad news for Fifa.
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July 18, 2016
Judgement day looms for Infantino
Fifa president Gianni Infantino will find out on Tuesday if he is to be investigated by the ethics committee.
