Argentina and Brazil face is the cross in Round 2

Sunday August 7 the second day of football was played at the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Argentina claimed his first win of the tournament, while Brazil is against the ropes again after a goalless draw.

Argentina 2-1 Algeria

Goals from Angel Correa and Calleri served to the first victory for the albiceleste after the disappointment in Portugal . Argentines now hope to continue the streak.

Brazil 0-0 Iraq

Still does not appear Neymar at these Olympics. The crack of Barcelona was unable to lead his team, which has not scored or a goal in the two games and is already on the brink.

Denmark 1-0 South Africa

Victory by the minimum of Danes with both Skov.

Fiji 1-5 Mexico

Mexico ended up beating people, and it had to overcome the initial both Krishna. A poker Erik Gutierrez and other Saicedo both completed the scoring.

Germany 3-3 Republic of Korea

Soreprendente tie 'in extremis' of the Germans. Gnabry a goal in the discount allowed Europeans score a point.

Honduras 1-2 Portugal

Second victory of the Portuguese, who had to overcome much of the initial Honduras.

Japan 2-2 Colombia

The South American team was winning 0-2 but managed to overcome Asians in a few minutes an equalizer.

Sweden 0-1 Nigeria

The African side a suffering but important victory against Sweden was.

Football Groups Olympics Rio 2016

Gerardo Martino look carefully every detail of the ceremony for the draw for the groups of football for the Olympic Games . The memory of the 2014 World Cup does not go unnoticed even one second: in fact, although the competition is in Rio de Janeiro, the game of eleven against eleven will use the armed venues for the World Cup and will be federal. The great figure, although it is not present there, will be Neymar , who will face the media throughout the tournament. Lionel Messi , but his intimates wanted to be confident that will not be heading. Uniting the two figures, shown seated on a chair Ronaldinho, who observes in detail how they will distribute the 16 teams that make up this tournament, where Argentina won gold twice and twice the silver medal:

Group A: Brazil , Iraq, South Africa, Denmark .

Group B: Japan , Nigeria , Sweden, Colombia .

Group C: Mexico , Republic of Korea, Fiji , Germany.

Group D: Argentina, Honduras , Portugal , Algeria.

Argentina debut against Portugal in Rio de Janeiro, at 18, on August 4. He will face Algeria, also in Rio de Janeiro. And against Honduras in Brasilia .

HEADQUARTERS

Although the Olympic Games will be in Rio de Janeiro, the football tournament will be held in six cities a logical question: many teams and games do not come into a city. The seven official stadiums are Brasilia (National Stadium), Belo Horizonte (Mineirao), San Salvador (Arena Fonte Nova), Manaus (Arena Amazonia), São Paulo (Arena of São Paulo) and Rio (Maracana, which will be played the final and Olympic Stadium).

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In the men 's tournament, will play 16 countries, with the following distribution: Africa (3 places), North America, Central America and the Caribbean (2.5 places), South America (1.5 places), Europe (4 seats) , Asia (3 places), Oceania (1 place) and home country ( Brazil ). There are still four teams qualify.

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20 years Golden Goal: Bierhoff's Monument

As the June 30 1996, changed the lives of Oliver Bierhoff fundamentally. With his golden goal in the European Championship final wrote today Team Manager history and secured Germany the third European title after 1972 and 1980th

Joachim Loew is his team manager Oliver Bierhoff currently prefer to avoid. ". I'll be glad when I do not hear the The Oliver told often enough," the coach said at the beginning of the week - and he grinned broadly. Already goalkeeping coach Andy Köpke had the team in a speech asked whimsically during Euro 2012, but please finally take the title: "I do not have to constantly talk about Germany's last European Championship victory."

Löw and Köpke speak of 30 June 1996 on which Oliver Bierhoff with his golden goal in the European Championship final against the Czech Republic (2: 1) has secured a firm place in German football history. Even today, 20 years later, the last German European title is inevitably linked with the name Bierhoff.

"Having achieved this goal, of course, an honor of which I am proud," the 48-year-old said a few days ago in the EM-quarters of the German national team in Evian, for the umpteenth time he talk about his feelings of that time should. "But," he intended to, "sometime after 20 years it is enough then. It is about time we write a new story."

Bierhoff's rise is closely linked to this goal

But as a story, it will no longer exist after the abolition of the rule in the year of 2004.Bierhoff, hitherto only reserve player, advanced from one to the other second hero."The Golden Goal has changed my life. Only then I have been fully recognized in Germany," he told the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", after he had grown up as a footballer in Italy. He was pleased, "I had this good fortune to experience such a crucial moment in the history of football".

He did not "felt the great trust" under German coach Berti Vogts to the final, he recalled. But Vogts brought Bierhoff in the 69th minute for Mehmet Scholl and proved a golden touch. The scorer was like initially the Czech leadership by Patrick Berger (73), before in the 95th minute followed at London's Wembley Stadium the really big moment: a cross from Jurgen Klinsmann landed in the penalty area with Bierhoff, who turned left on its own axis and fired. He had "not thought in life that, goes in the ball."But goalkeeper Petr Kouba let slip the slightly deflected by Kullerball hands - Germany was the third time European champion.

Blackout the goal

He had a "three-minute blackout" after the hit, Bierhoff said later. It was something "incomprehensible". Such incomprehensible that Bierhoff "first time and last time" in his career, the jersey ripped from her body in ecstasy-mode. He had the "getting a bit ridiculous" found in other, yet somehow the "whole ballast ceased and there was pure joy" is. Only the next morning had become him realize "what effect our victory had".

Especially for Bierhoff himself. The angular and header strong striker who played in Italy in Ascoli, Udine at AC Milan and Verona, was now in his home country a large number. According to the 1998 World Cup took Bierhoff (70 matches, 37 goals) in the national team even the captaincy in 2014 he served as team manager for world titles at. But will remain forever a golden goal by 1996 - although Löw the story may not hear.

Euro 2016 - Follow incidents: Fans of Germany and Ukraine also beaten

After the incidents of England and Russia, continue the painful actions of some fans who witness European Championship in France.

It was not enough the barbarity of the ultras in the postgame England-Russia. Now are the fans of the teams of Germany and Ukraine which sow panic in a French city; in this case, Lille.

Germany and Ukraine fans clash in Lille ahead of tonight’s match at #EURO2016
[via @Rafanelli] #GER #UKRpic.twitter.com/9cg7Gm3c9Z

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) June 12, 2016

DFB-Elf trained in France

Around 2,000 spectators celebrated the world champion at the first public workout in Evian-les-Bains. The German team has landed in the afternoon in France.

The very first item in the new turf at the Stade Camille Fournier held the DFB public from which free tickets were awarded within a short time. Come mainly children were with their parents. But a bus of FanClub team with the inscription "We need you! You are the 12th man." The squares were flags for the fans.

Evian Mayor Marc Francina welcomed the guests on the training pitch with a Scherpe in the French national colors and gave DFB president Reinhard Grindel a bouquet in black, red and gold. "We are proud that we have the world champion as a guest. I hope there is a finale Germany against France," said Francina the cheers of the fans. "It's beautiful here," replies Grindel: "Improved business environment you can not ask for."
22 players left

Then completed the 22 players who were Ermitage 15:00 noon on Tuesday until the airport in Chambéry and around 17:00 in her about a kilometer from the training ground remote hotel arrived, a loose unit. On their jerseys "Football unites" was, on the back the same in French.

From the pool for the beginning on Friday EM in France only lacked Lukas Podolski, one extra day was granted after the birth of his daughter on Sunday by coach Joachim Loew

Euro 2016 Germany squad

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Marc- André ter Stegen (Barcelona), Bernd Leno (Bayer Leverkusen). Defence: Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich), Emre Can (Liverpool), Jonas Hector (Köln), Benedikt Höwedes (Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Shkodran Mustafi (Valencia), Antonio Rüdiger (AS Roma). Midfield: Julian Draxler (Wolfsburg), Sami Khedira (uventus), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Toni Kroos (Real Madrid), Thomas Müller (Bayern München), Mesut Özil (Arsenal), Lukas Podolski (Galatasaray), Leroy Sané (FC Schalke 04), André Schürrle (Wolfsburg), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United), Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund). Forwards: Mario Gómez (Besiktas), Mario Götze (Bayern Munich).

So, while Reus misses out – again – on medical grounds, old stalwarts Schweinsteiger and Podolski have made the cut, as has Schalke’s promising teenage winger Leroy Sané. It’s still a squad to reckon with, all told.

Marco Reus is left out of the final list of Germany for the Euro 2016

Germany with the discarding of last - minute Marco Reus from the final list of 23 players for Euro 2016 Germany.

Joachim Loew, who had 27 players in their preparation stage, had to perform four discards to close a final call in which highlights the absence of player Dortmund .

Sebastian Rudy , Karim Bellarabi and Julian Brandt are the other three discards technician German team, which will debut in the Euro 2016 on June 12 in Lille against Ukraine.

The current world champions will try to impose their strength at the European championships, but the feelings were not the best in the early days of concentration and the first warm-up match.

Gianluigi Buffon: "Neuer, Courtois and De Gea are all very full"

The veteran goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said Italy team goalkeepers in Germany, Manuel Neuer, Belgium, Thibaut Courtois, and Spain, David De Gea are "very complete" but stressed that an archer it is evaluated "at the end of his career."

"Today we see very good goalkeepers, as Neuer, Courtois and De Gea, all very full. But it is difficult to assess the qualities of one relative to the other. A porter will you evaluate at the end of his career," said Buffon, 38 years, in an interview published today in the magazine "France Football".

The Italian goalkeeper, who has played 157 games with the national team of his country, said it is "impossible" to compare a goalkeeper who has "five years very good level with a colleague who is excellent for ten, fifteen or twenty years ago ".

"For me, the important thing about a doorman is not that good in one aspect or another, but know to stay on top for X years," said the Italian captain, before playing the European Championship in France from next 10 June.

Looking ahead to the tournament, Buffon said four teams above the rest, according to their performances in recent months: Germany, France, Spain and Belgium.

"But Italy has the means and the mentality to shuffle the cards," said the goalkeeper.

Buffon said that has never happened to leave the team and to play in his club Juventus.

"I will say 'no' to the 'Nazionale' the day I stop playing. Or when not summon me. I hope that the first criterion induce second, which will mean that I will have ideally closed my career. I have not imagined ever to play and give back to my selection because there is nothing nicer than representing your country, playing for all Italians, "he said.

Unexpected and hard fall of Germany to Slovakia

Germany felt 1-3 to Slovakia in a friendly way to the Euro 2016 to be held in France. Teutons started winning but the Slovaks turned the encounter with amazing efficiency facing goal.

Mario Gomez would open the scoring just 13 minutes, which seemed could be a simple afternoon to the box that directs Joachim Loew . However, they did not have the strength to face the Slovaks, who in just three minutes they managed to turn the scoreboard.

The tying score was conducted by Marek Hamsik. Napoli's player equalized the match and while the crowd still celebrating, Duris scored the goal that gave the advantage partial Slovakia .

In the second half Germany continued the siege and although large order was lost due to changes in both coaches, the world champions maintained the pace of the game. This did not stop Kucka the 1-3 mark that ultimately would be the ultimate.

Germany is in Group C of Euro 2016 with Northern Ireland, Poland and Ukraine.

Germany, Uzbekistan and Greece are classified in rhythmic gymnastics for Rio 2016

Rhythmic gymnastics teams of Germany , Uzbekistan and Greece were classified today for the 2016 Olympic Games in August, after winning the test of Gymnastics Olympic Qualifying Tournament which ended today in Rio de Janeiro.

Germany finished first with 33,183 points and hung gold; followed by Uzbekistan, which with 32,832 took silver, and Greece, which won the bronze with 31.982.

Brazil , which has a guaranteed berth in the Olympics as host country, finished in fifth place with 31,066 points.

The other participating teams were Finland, Azerbaijan and South Korea.

Individually, the six quotas for the Olympic games were for the Belarussian Melitina Staniouta. gold with 70,749 points; Kazak Sabina Ashirbayeva that the silver was 68,966; Austrian Nicol Ruprecht (bronze 67883); as well as Italian Veronica Bertolini and Romanian Ana Luiza Filiorianu.

Four other seats will be awarded by the International Gymnastics Federation to ensure participants from all continents in the Olympic Games. EFE

Papy Djilobodji threatens a rival to cut his throat

Papy Djilobodji , a powerful central defender who plays for Werder Bremen on loan from Chelsea, is being investigated by the German Federation for an ugly gesture made ​​last Saturday's Bundesliga match against Mainz (1-1) . And the Senegalese, it is not the first time he loses his temper in a field, threatening a rival player to "cut the throat". An image that captured the television cameras and yet not see the referee.

The threat of Djilobodji reached the hour mark after the burly Werder Bremen defender had an affair with Pablo de Blasis. The visiting was pushed from behind by the Senegalese, who finished swatting in the face of his opponent . Visibly angry, the central hit the ball with the foot after referee Manuel Graefe, he pointed the ball and moved away from that point challenging gaze Mainz midfielder, who remained lying on the grass.

As he left the area Djilobodji threatened to De Blasis to perform, with his index finger, the ugly gesture of cutting his throat . An action that did not see the referee, which prevented the player was ejected.

During his time in the French Nantes , Djilobodji already demonstrated that very violent character starring in a set with an opponent that harshly hit in the head with his elbow after keeping scuffle with him in the area.

Kruse, Wolfsburg striker has been excluded from the call for repeated incidents night

Max Kruse striker Wolfsburg (rival Real Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League) has been expelled from the German team for friendly matches against England and Italy and the reason given Joachim Loew , national coach, has been devastating: his behavior off the field, where the festive history Wolfsburg striker continues to increase.

Kruse has been in the headlines in recent months by many episodes off the field. One of the best known was forgotten 75,000 euro notes in a taxi after win at the casino (his club fined 25,000 euros to learn). This Saturday he had another: he took a camera to a woman who had been taking pictures of him in a nightclub. Kruse I did not know it is that the girl was a reporter for the newspaper "Bild".

"I want the players are focused on football and Euro," Loew said in a statement Monday. "The incident this weekend is against those expectations. Max [Kruse] has returned to behave in a very unprofessional manner . I will not accept. "

Kruse, who signed for Wolfsburg last summer, had also received a warning recently from his club to improve your diet . "Last week it told Kruse what I expect from him on and off the field," Loew said. "The Euro is close and the selection has very high view it. We need players who are focused and are aware that they are a role model. "

Wolfsburg striker will be suspended only for the two friendly matches that will face the world champion next week. Germany will play in the Euro 2016 against Ukraine, Northern Ireland and Poland in Group C.

A flare falls on the bench for Hannover - VIDEO

Wolfsburg visiting fans caused panic moments before the match of the Bundesliga

The preliminaries of the Bundesliga duel between Hannover and Wolfsburg (0-4) left Tuesday a striking image. 

A flare thrown from the sector where visiting fans were located fell on the bench of the home side and moments of nervousness among the substitutes and coaching staff lived. 

An incident caused no injuries but forcing a few minutes delay the start of the match. An unpleasant event in a championship this season and has been marred by several violent episodes .

Thiago Silva admits depression after the 1-7 against Germany

Thiago Silva gave an interview in which he talked about a chapter of his life that would erase forever: the 1-7 against Germany in the World Cup semifinal that Brazil itself organized.

When asked about the consequences of this defeat, the Brazilian did not hide what he felt. " Yes. It was a very hard stage , " he said. In addition, he was appointed despite being unable to play. "Everyone has forgotten that, although I felt guilty because I was punished, not play against Germany. It was not my fault. And everyone thinks so ."

Thiago Silva could not play the semifinals sanction the quarterfinals, which was 'saved' the win at home. However, it seems that cost him recover from such a blow. One of the people whom he supported was the president of Paris Saint-Germain. " It gave me a lot of advice, he told me it was the best defender in the world, but he must work even harder , but I told him: 'President, working always, but I do not know what 's going on in my head , I have a problem . '"

The Brazilian found confidence in Laurent Blanc PSG, who continued to rely on him despite his recent performances with the 'canarinhá. "Every day a journalist asked him whether he would continue putting myself though I was not so good. He always said he was going to continue, who was the captain. That kind of things give you confidence . "

'Chicharito' official idol Bundesliga

No one can be considered as the Mexican idol in German football

Neither Robert Lewandowski, Shinji Kagawa and Thomas Müller were with the popularity of "Chicharito" who conviritó greatest idol in the Bundesliga as a contest of the competition itself.

Javier Hernandez won the final of the "Bundesliga Idol" Japanese Kagawa, after he had six players who started the test.

Mexico swept the last vote, which had 81.733 votes, of which 75 percent were for him.

"Thank you all for your help. We made it!" Were the words of Hernandez on Sunday in social networks.

On Tuesday and Wednesday began the contest with two semifinals, the first with a triple from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund), Hernandez (Bayer Leverkusen) and Robert Lewandoswki (Bayern Munich) which was the first eliminated.

The other, moved Thomas Müller (Bayern Munich) and Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund), while the US was eliminated Fabian Johnson (Borussia Monchengladbach). On Thursday, Müller went on the road and on Friday was Lewandowski.

So, Javier Hernandez was confirmed as a hero the next day just to score a "hat-trick" in Bayer's victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.

Lewandowski and Yarmolenko threatening superiority of Germany

The superiority of Germany in Group C, where the selection of Joachim Löw is the clear favorite to reach the first position in the second round of the European Championship, will be threatened by the figures of Robert Lewandowski and Andriy Yarmolenko , figures from Poland and Ukraine, respectively, to fight alongside the weak Northern Ireland stand up to the Germans.

The current world champion in Brazil 2014 should not have any problem to pass the group stage. His rival, a priori, are minor, although their figures are worthy of review and can always embarrass the German roller rows.

Löw will lead a group of players who are known to spare. The group that won in Brazil remains almost the same, with a slight variation, like Ilkay Gündogan, now usually accompany the midfield Toni Kroos , without names like Mertesacker, Lahm and Klose , either the "Mannschaft".

Germany will have few variants above, practically Thomas Müller will be the great reference, but other lines scares with proven quality players like goalkeeper Manuel Neuer , defenders Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng and midfielders Mesut Ozil, Marco Reus and Mario Götze .

The box Löw is a whole arsenal of resources that other teams have to deal with individuals such as Robert Lewandowski, Poland, took a ticket with Germany in Group D of the qualifiers.

He did brilliantly, to chain his third consecutive European Championship after 2012 in Poland and Ukraine and Austria Switzerland 2008. He even went on to win 2-0 to Germany in one of the two parties that faced the box Löw.

Lewandowski, one of the form players in Europe, will be the biggest threat to the other teams, which should also take into account Grzegorz Krychowiak and Jakub Blaszczykowski . The growth of both in midfield and wisdom of technical Adam Nawałka , who managed to squeeze the level Lewandowski Bayern , compose an interesting option in Group C.

Equally frightening is the duo that formed in Ukraine Yarmolenko and Yevhen Konoplyanka Sevilla. Both, one on each side, representing the greatest danger of a team that needed a play-off to reach the European Championship. However, the low level of the other players.

Still, the presence of Yarmolenko, who could not leave the Dynamo Kiev although it has been claimed by big clubs like Chelsea, and the steady growth of Konoplyanka, be sufficient grounds for Ukraine to apply as an alternative to Germany.

The fourth in discord, Northern Ireland, and held their place in the finals as a prize. With permission of the selections in 1982 and 1986, they played world of Spain and Mexico , the generation that directs Michael O'Neill has already made ​​history after first coming to the competition.

Northern Ireland will rely on the technical strength of a group and a player: Kyle Lafferty . Norwich player is the star of Northern Ireland and their seven goals in qualifying, represent hope for any country that wishes to give a surprise to the candidates powerful Germany and Poland and Ukraine.

Chicharito hattrick for Leverkusen against Monchengladbach

A hat-trick from Mexican striker Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez facilitated the win achieved Bayer Leverkusen against Borussia Monchengladbach (5-0), at the meeting of the sixteenth round of the League from Germany.

The attacker, former player of Manchester United and Real Madrid, reaffirmed its status scorer in the match played at the BayArena.

Primer gol @AmadorErnesto de su primer Hat trick del @CH14_ @golfuentes @elamigo50 @Jobiefreak pic.twitter.com/OsCbTibhyw

— Jose Luis Martin (@luigiovando) December 12, 2015

Mexican international Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez accumulate 15 goals in the last twelve games he has played for Bayer Leverkusen, who achieved victory against Borussia Monchengladbach is placed sixth in the table, doors European places.

It was the encounter with the victory in the League set Roger Schmidt, who on Wednesday drew with Barcelona in the last round of the group stage of the Champions League.

However, it was Stefan Kiessling which paved the way for the win on the half hour. No he extended his lead until the second half, the home side.

Chicharito scored the second and three after 63 minutes, Kiessling made it 3-0 on the scoreboard. The Mexican-inspired stressed his scoring two goals in a minute. In the absence of a quarter hour remaining, he scored their two goals.

Then Roger Schmidt withdrew him from the pitch. He was replaced by Admir Mehmedi.

Klopp and the importance of training

A few weeks after entering the club, and with players who hardly played or will not even enter in the accounts for the overwhelming majority of the league games ..

• High blood pressure and intense, with the player who will press to have the concern to first close a Pass Line and then press.With colleagues to close the lines pass nearby and constantly have 3 or 4 players close to the game center. Players of the defensive line to show constantly through body language where colleagues must adjust. 
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• Player with ball often with 4 supports (forward, backward, left and right) near and visible (not worth being in the XYZ position one is an opponent to close the pass line, only count as lines if A is able to connect with B without interference from an opponent).

Does anyone think this would be possible only with lectures? No (very good) training, it would be impossible to achieve collective behavior as well defined. And, we repeat, players with little or no use. 

Santos in talks with former Germany striker Lucas Lima wave

The board of Santos coach Dorival Junior and constantly together to strengthen the squad for next season. The  UOL Esporte  found the first name that appeared in reinforcements list was Cocoa striker, Brazilian-born German. The 34-year-old, who played in the World Cup 2010 in Germany, was offered to the Sao Paulo club.

After discovering that Cocoa wants to return to Brazilian football, the Santos board consulted Dorival Júnior. The coach approved the hiring and therefore the negotiations with the entrepreneur player has already begun. However, the talks are at the very beginning.

Between directors and coaching staff, Cocoa is considered one of the athletes who can supply to the absence of Lucas Lima. The Santos board plans to keep the shirt 20 in 2016, but is afraid that the entrepreneur Player, Wagner Ribeiro, is already preparing the half output later this year.

In the 4-2-3-1 system, which operates the Dorival Santos, the Brazilian-born German can act in any position of the line playing behind Ricardo Oliveira - formed by Geuvânio [Marquinhos Gabriel] Lucas Lima and Gabigol.

Cocoa played eleven seasons in German football, but the latter was the striker's club Cerezo Osaka, Japan. The athlete, born in Santo André, played in the Bundesliga between 2001 and 2013.

The striker played for Nuremberg, but had the best phase of his career in Stuttgart. A total of 307 games in the German football and 88 goals scored. The German team, he played 23 matches and netted six times. One of them took place in World Cup 2010.

Cocoa has waved his desire to defend the shirt of Santos and accepts even reduce the salary earned in recent years abroad to come to terms with the team at Vila Belmiro.

In addition to Cocoa, Santos  gives priority to hiring a quarterback. Kadu is one of the names listed for the sector. The defender has 29-year spell at Corinthians and currently holds the defense of Paraná team.