If Olympic opening ceremonies should capture the atmosphere in a host nation, then Rio 2016’s curtain-raiser should be interesting. With 100 days until the Games begin, Brazil is unraveling fast ...

Brazil needed penalty kicks to beat Germany for the men's football gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, beating Die Mannschaft 5-4 in the shootout after playing out a 1-1 draw ...

There was perhaps no team at the Olympics with greater weight on it than the Brazilian men’s football team. And its star, Neymar, had to feel the pressure of a nation hoping to grab an elusive ...

The Olympic Games are being held in Rio this August and it is going to be the event of the year. ... Guide To The 2016 Olympic Games In Brazil. June 28, 2016 / 5:00 AM PDT / KCAL News ...

Brazil clinched their first ever gold medal in football at the Olympic Games, when the men's team defeated Germany 5-4 in penalties in the final. The game had ended 1-1 in regulation time. Catch ...

The beautiful game has a habit of writing beautiful scripts. And so it was with the Olympic men’s football final. Brazil could not be separated from Germany in normal time. The host nation’s ...

The first Olympic Games did not have football as one of its sports. But in the 2nd Olympics held in 1900, football was included. Although FIFA does not recognize the 1900 and 1904 Games, the ...

Brazil can gain a measure of revenge when they take on Germany in the gold-medal match at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana Stadium. The Selecao will be keen to erase ...

A round-up of the all the action from day 15 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Olympics Rio 2016: Day 15 round-up. Video, 00:02:04Olympics Rio 2016: Day 15 round-up Up Next. Olympic athlete defies ...

Brazil’s forward Neymar (L) is challenged for the ball by Mexico’s midfielder Javier Aquino in the men’s football final match between Brazil and Mexico at Wembley stadium in London during the London ...

The Olympic torch was lit in Greece Thursday to kick off the countdown and relay to the 2016 Summer Games in Brazil, three months before the opening ceremony. Unlike recent Olympics, the torch ...

Headaches continue to dog Rio de Janeiro as it prepares to host the 2016 Olympics, but the performance of stars like Katie Ledecky and Usain Bolt will make for sublime theater, Jason Gay writes.