Brazil's new stars steal the show against old enemy Argentina
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Brazil midfielder Elano scored twice to inspire his country to a 3-0 friendly international win against old rivals Argentina in London.
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Argentina upset the host nation France, 17-12, in the opening game of the World Cup. The French now face a talented Ireland squad and the possibility of being the first host nation to fail to make the quarterfinals.
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The controversial sport now has female participants  -  with Brazil in the lead
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Brazil face favourites Argentina in Sunday's Copa America final in Venezuela.
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France still has Brazil&#039;s number. And on Saturday, the French had all the flair, too. The experienced and savvy French ousted the five-time World Cup champions 1-0 in a stunningly one-sided quarterfinal game. Tacked onto France&#039;s 3-0 victory in the 1998 title match &amp;#151; the last time Brazil lost in the World Cup &amp;#151; it&#039;s clear the Brazilians have a nemesis at soccer&#039;s highest level.
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BRAZIL defeated Bolivia 3-1 yesterday to move back to top spot in the South American World Cup qualifying race. Ronaldo volleyed in a rebound after just 50 seconds, bringing the Sao Paulo stadium crowd to
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France stole Brazil&#039;s rhythm, its style, even its samba. Along the way, the French also knocked the defending champions out of the World Cup.
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The once dominant American team has its championship dream crushed by Brazil.
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A surprise choice for Wednesday&#39;s friendly against Brazil, 20-year-old Robert Huth made full use of his debut in Germany&#39;s starting team to impress Juergen Klinsmann and his Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho.
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Argentina and the Netherlands made the World Cup&#039;s toughest group look easy.
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Brazil stunned favored Argentina, 3-0, Sunday to win its second straight Copa AmÃ©rica title in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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Brazilian fans got a little bit too excited during the final of the women&#39;s beach volleyball competition. Seeing that their team of Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar was struggling
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SÃO PAULO, Brazil - Ronaldo delivered on his promise to give SÃ£o Paulo fans a treat, only sooner than anyone expected as Brazil rolled over Bolivia, 3-1, in World Cup qualifying on Sunday.
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Beauty and integrity were restored to the Champions League at venues as far apart as Barcelona and Moscow on Tuesday night. Nothing quite matches the beauty of a Brazilian&#39;s conjuring a winning goal out of sheer imagination.
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Argentina have a shock lead over hosts France at the half-time stage of the World Cup opener in Paris.
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âBrazil, Berlin, my first home game. It doesn&#39;t get any better than that,â JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann said in preparation for the showdown between the German soccer team and the 2002 world-champion Brazilians.
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It didn't take long for the new coaches of three soccer powers to make their marks.