Brazil retained their Olympic men's football title as substitute Malcom struck the winner in a 2-1 victory over Spain after extra time in Yokohama on Saturday.... more »
Reigning Olympic men's football champions Brazil sealed a return to the final as they defeated Mexico 4-1 on penalties Tuesday following a goalless draw after 120 minutes in Kashima.... more »
Richarlison continued his fine form at the Olympics with a double as Brazil eased into the quarter-finals after a 3-1 win over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, as Germany exited the men's tournament and hosts Japan progressed with a thrashing of France.... more »
Reigning champions Brazil were held to a goalless draw by the Ivory Coast in the men's Olympic football competition on Sunday, while Andre-Pierre Gignac's hat-trick in a 4-3 win over South Africa kept France's hopes alive.... more »
Brazil's Paulinho celebrated his goal in his country's 4-2 Olympic Games victory over Germany by making the gesture of an archer to take a public stand against religious intolerance.... more »
France's bid for men's Olympic football glory got off to a nightmare start with a 4-1 defeat by Mexico on Thursday, while Richarlison scored a hat-trick as reigning champions Brazil beat Germany in a six-goal thriller.... more »
Brazil's Olympic football coach, Andre Jardine, said on Thursday he wants to pick star forward Neymar for the Games in Tokyo later this year, but admitted it would be "difficult."... more »
Brazil Olympic coach Rogerio Micale described star forward Neymar as a "monster" who is too often criticised after inspiring the hosts into Saturday's gold medal match with a 6-0 thrashing of Honduras on Wednesday.... more »
Neymar scored twice, including the fastest goal in Olympics history, as Brazil coasted into Saturday's gold medal football match with a 6-0 thrashing of Honduras at Rio's iconic Maracana.... more »
Brazil's "dream" of a first football Olympic gold medal will not be blown off course by a row over bonus payments, insists defender Marquinhos with the hosts heavy favourites to see off Honduras in Wednesday's semi-finals.... more »
Brazil superstar Neymar renews his bruising rivalry with Colombia in Saturday's Olympic Games quarter-finals while Germany face Portugal in a clash of world and European champions.... more »
Brazil's newest football hero Gabriel Barbosa hailed a night of "fantasy" after scoring twice to fend off a humiliating early Olympic exit on home soil with a 4-0 win over Denmark on Wednesday.... more »
Brazil captain Neymar slammed his side's goalless draw with South Africa to start their Rio 2016 campaign as "a defeat" and insisted there would be no easy path to a maiden Olympic gold.... more »
Barcelona star Neymar failed to provide the flying start Brazil wanted in their quest for a maiden football gold medal as the hosts were held 0-0 by 10-man South Africa in their Olympic opener Thursday.... more »
Teenage star Gabriel Barbosa scored a superb invidivual goal as Neymar returned to lead Brazil to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Japan in an Olympic warm-up game here Saturday.... more »
Brazil coach Dunga will be in charge of his country's team at the Rio Olympics next year, the Brazilian Football Confederation said Saturday.... more »