Articles tagged with "olympics"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Aug 23rd, 2008
In an Olympic gold medal game marked strangely by two extra stoppages in play for water breaks, Argentina got the lone goal and that's all ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 22nd, 2008
In less then 45 minutes Argentina will take the field at the National Stadium in Pekin where they will hope to defend their Gold Medal ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 22nd, 2008
With Brazil disposed of and Nigeria waiting in the wings, Argentina are now one win away from claiming the Gold Medal at this year's Olympic ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 19th, 2008
What more can be said. Argentina, in the finest display yet in these Olympic games, routed arch rivals Brazil 3-0 to advance to the final ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Aug 19th, 2008
Argentina 3-0 Brazil
Argentina avenged the 3-0 Copa America 2007 and Confederations Cup 2005 defeats in the Men's Olympic Football semi-final today, beating Brazil 3-0.
Bit of ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 19th, 2008
Argentina are mere hours away from facing their biggest test yet in these 2008 Olympic games, when they play their fierce rivals Brazil in the ...
Posted on: Australia World Cup Team Blog by Caleb | Aug 18th, 2008
G'day everyone. I'm Caleb, and I'm a new member of the Australia World Cup Blog team; hopefully that should mean more posts and more opinions.
Anyway, ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Aug 18th, 2008
There are few rivalries in international football to touch Brazil vs Argentina. Sure, other rivalries are fierce (England vs Scotland or USA vs Mexico) but ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Julian | Aug 17th, 2008
First things first- apologies. I didn't liveblog the match like I planned to, so sorry for that. And sorry for not posting over the past ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 16th, 2008
We are just underway here in Shanghai for the quarterfinal matchup between Argentina and the Netherlands! Should Sergio Batista's men be victorious they will find ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 15th, 2008
I'm happy to introduce to everyone Brendan Farmer, a new writer who will be joining the Argentina World Cup Blog as a weekly contributor. I'll ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Julian | Aug 15th, 2008
Tomorrow we enter the Olympic soccer quarterfinals where we face Belgium. In this post I'll try a new format for a match preview, so sit ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 14th, 2008
With yesterday's 2-0 victory over Serbia, Argentina finished with a perfect 9 points in Group A at the 2008 Olympics, and will face The Netherlands ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Aug 14th, 2008
Everybody wants to see Argentina up against Brazil on a pitch, but two reps from their respective countries (one participating in the actual Olympics) decided ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Julian | Aug 13th, 2008
By all accounts, the game against Cameroon didn't go well. I didn't see it firsthand (I love the Azzurri but there's no way I can ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 13th, 2008
With a place in the quarterfinals already booked and 1st place in Group A on the line, Argentina will face Serbia this morning, which you ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Aug 12th, 2008
Nothing beats a Slip 'N Slide pitch like the one Norway and Japan were fortunate enough to play on today during today's final round of ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Julian | Aug 12th, 2008
This is it. Tomorrow, we play the final match of the group stages. We know what's at stake here- beat Cameroon, and we avoid Brazil ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Julian | Aug 12th, 2008
Italy have been dealt a blow. The only overage player brought to the tourney by Casiraghi, Tommaso Rocchi, has been ruled out for the remainder ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Aug 12th, 2008
Brazil's women's team isn't all about Marta you know. Brilliant as the number 10 is, there are other Brazilian ladies with ball skills and single ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 12th, 2008
With Sunday's 1-0 victory over Australia at this year's Beijing Olympics, Argentina have now booked a place in the quarter-finals, and a win this Wednesday ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Aug 11th, 2008
The Olympians training in the rain...
The Dutch Olympic football team may have played a shocker of a game against the USA, the return to the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Aug 8th, 2008
The odd thing about the Olympic football tournament is that all the games seem to happen at once, rather than being spread out evenly as ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 7th, 2008
Lionel Messi proved his value to Argentina this morning, helping los albicelestes come from behind to win 2-1, which combined with Australia and Serbia's 1-1 ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 7th, 2008
If you missed this morning's game, please click on one of the links below to watch the match in full.
Please be aware that there may ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Aug 7th, 2008
Doesn't matter what Barcelona wants or what the Court of Arbitration for Sport says. Leo Messi played for Argentina against Cote d'Ivoire in the 2008 ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 7th, 2008
The wait is almost over. In just a few hours, Sergio Batista will field his starting XI with the hope of retaining their Olympic Soccer ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Julian | Aug 6th, 2008
So tomorrow we finally get to see some Italy action again. The game takes place at 10 AM and I'm not sure what channels it's ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Chris | Aug 5th, 2008
When I think of the Olympics, I think of ridiculous demonstrations and displays in the lead up to the opening ceremony. Thankfully, China has not ...
Posted on: Argentina World Cup Team Blog by Christian | Aug 4th, 2008
Looking forward to seeing Argentina defend it’s Gold Medal at this year’s Olympic Summer Games in Beijing? Well, the good news is that all the ...
