Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nationality: Germany Team: FC Schalke 04 Position: Forward 45 Omar Navarro Rutinelly Age: 49 3 votes Omar Navarro Rutinelly (born 4 April 1975 in Panama) is a Panamanian football defender who is currently playing for the Liga Panameña de Futbol side Atl...
But wait, there's more to the emblem than just its adventurous spirit. Founded by Portuguese immigrants in Rio de Janeiro in 1898, the Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama was named in honour of the renowned explorer Vasco da Gama. This intrepid navigator was the first to sail directly from Eur...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the latest round of matches in Brazil's Serie A championship (home teams listed first): Saturday, October 30 Atletico Mineiro tied Flamengo 2-2 Atletico Paranaense bt Cruzeiro 1-0 Botafogo tied Coritiba 0-0 Corinthians tie...
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 31 (Xinhua) -- The remains of Brazilian football legend Garrincha have gone missing from a cemetery near Rio de Janeiro. Garrincha, who died in 1983, was buried in his hometown of Mage and his body was later exhumed before being misplaced, according to officials. "From...
It has, however, been a while since the sport was dominated by Americans, as Canada took gold in the 2020 Tokyo Games and Germany came away with top honors in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. This is now a time of transition for the program. RELATED: All About Rapper and Olympic ...
Born on the beaches in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, beach soccer has long been played informally on sandy shorelines around the world. Despite its South American roots, the game was codified in 1992 by a group in Los Angeles and one year later the first professional beach soccer competition was...
The Americans had routed Germany, 4-1, in the group stage earlier in the tournament. The United States had missed out on the finals at the last two Olympic tournaments, eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, and relegated to the bronze-medal match at the Tokyo Games...
Women’s World Cups in 2007 and 2011), and then the Canada women’s team coach (where he led the Canada women’s team to bronze medals in both the London 2012 and the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympics). Like with the Canada women’s team, Herdman has instilled a belief in the men’s ...
Replaces the traditional striker in most formations Drops deep to pull opposition defenders out of position Often a converted midfielder Dribbles and creates chances Bundesliga archetype:Mario Götze Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, 13 July 2014, 5.43pm local time:"Show...
* Campeonato Asociación de Football de Santiago o Champion (1): 1930 94. BSC Young Boys 7 of 100 Berner Sport Club Young Boys 1898 is a Swiss sports club based in the capital city of Bern. The club is best known for its football teams. The first team played in the Swiss Axpo Super...