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SETTING A NEW GOLD STANDARD
Messi leads Argentina to 2nd straight Olympic men's final win, 1-0 over Nigeria
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Lionel Messi did not score a goal, but he set up the game-winner in Argentina's 1-0 win over Nigeria in the gold-medal match.
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With Lionel Messi, you just can't win. If he doesn't beat you one way, he'll find another route. Stop the 21-year-old manchild from scoring and he'll slip a pass to a teammate to score the game-winner. Case in point: Saturday's men's Olympic semifinal. Once again Messi demonstrated why he is considered one of the best soccer players in the world -- perhaps the very best by some. Messi left the Bird's Nest without a goal, but he certainly settled for some Olympic gold, setting up Angel DiMaria's score as Argentina overcame Nigeria with a 1-0 win and 108-degree field temperatures.
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A SILVER LINING
Crew's Ekpo takes 2nd with Nigeria
While he stood on the medal winner's platform at the Bird's Nest Saturday afternoon, Nigerian Emmanuel Ekpo admitted he had mixed emotions. The Columbus Crew midfielder was about to receive a silver medal as the Nigerians took second place in the Olympic men's soccer tournament.
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AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB
Mascherano 12th player to win 2 golds
Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano became only the 12th player in men's Olympic soccer history to win two gold medals after the Argentine's 1-0 triumph over Nigeria Saturday afternoon.
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THEY DON'T GO HAND IN HAND
Olympic and World Cup success
After Argentina defeated Nigeria for its second consecutive Olympic gold medal, there was talk that the country's success at the Under-20 and U-23 levels could give it a boost in the World Cup. In recent years, however, Olympic success has not meant triumph at the international level or in the World Cup:
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SETTING A NEW GOLD STANDARD
Messi leads Argentina to 2nd straight Olympic men's final win, 1-0 over Nigeria
With Lionel Messi, you just can't win. If he doesn't beat you one way, he'll find another route. Stop the 21-year-old manchild from scoring and he'll slip a pass to a teammate to score the game-winner. Case in point: Saturday's men's Olympic semifinal. Once again Messi demonstrated why he is considered one of the best soccer players in the world -- perhaps the very best by some. Messi left the Bird's Nest without a goal, but he certainly settled for some Olympic gold, setting up Angel DiMaria's score as Argentina overcame Nigeria with a 1-0 win and 108-degree field temperatures.
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GOLDEN BRACE
Argentina stops Nigeria, 1-0, to win consecutive men's soccer gold medal
Argentina went into the record books as one of the great Olympic men's soccer teams, becoming only the fourth team to win back-to-back gold medals and the first team to accomplish that feat in 40 years Saturday afternoon. Midfielder Angel DiMaria connected for the lone goal of the match in the 58th minute to lift the Argentines to a 1-0 victory over Nigeria before a fullhouse of 89,103 spectators at the Bird's Nest.
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BRONZE BOMBERS
Brazil 3, Belgium 0
SHANGHAI, China—Brazil lacked some of their usual joie de vivre, but they got the job done on Friday, whitewashing Belgium 3-0 to take the Bronze Medal in the Beijing Olympic soccer tournament.
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NO SILVER LINING
Marta, Brazil fall short again
You think the United States had problems when it was embarrassed by Brazil in the Women's World Cup semifinals last year? Well, you should take a look at the Brazilians' headaches. They have been in three major tournament finals in the last four years and has scored but one goal and lost all three of them.
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UNSUNG HERO
Wheddon coached Solo on mental toughness
U.S. women's goalkeeping coach Phil Wheddon is one of the unsung heroes of Hope Solo's re-emergence as a top-flight keeper.
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