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via BBC on youtube: The Olympic flame has landed in the UK on board a flight from Athens, ready for the London 2012 torch relay. The plane touched down at a Cornish air base just before 19:30BST carrying Princess Anne, Locog chairman Lord Coe and footballer David Beckham. Flight BA2012, a gold-coloured A319 named The Firefly, was greeted at RNAS ...

via ESPN Ronaldinho, Kaka, Robinho and Ramires were not included in the Brazil squad for four upcoming friendlies, with coach Mano Menezes giving priority to players who will feature at this summer's London Olympics. Neymar, who this week became Santos' top scorer of the post-Pele era, was selected to spearhead the Selecao along with club ...

The U.S. WNT takes on Canada in their Send Off Game ahead of the 2012 Olympics. Come to Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah to watch the next installment in this classic North American rivalry! Tickets on sale now at ussoccer.com Check out the trailer after the jump..... (more...)

image source via the telegraph: David Beckham's Olympic dream remains in tact after he survived the latest cut to Stuart Pearce's GB squad. Pearce has slashed his 191-strong long-list to 80 players, who are now being contacted by the Football Association to confirm they remain in contention. Beckham is the most notable figure and it remains ...

image source via ussoccer.com The U.S. Women’s National Team will face Canada on June 30 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah, in its final home match before the 2012 London Olympic Games. Kickoff is set for 12 p.m. MT and the match will be broadcast live on NBC. Fans will also be able to follow the match on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and ...

Mexico U23 2 - 1 Honduras U23 : Scoring Summary Honduras - Romell Quoito (48') Mexico - Marco Fabian (75') Mexico - Miguel Angel Ponce (116') Miguel Ponce gave Mexico its second CONCACAF under-23 title in eight years, scoring with four minutes remaining in extra time to lift El Tri to a 2-1 win over a nine-man Honduras on Monday in the final of ...

El Salvador 2 - 3 Honduras : Scoring Summary Honduras: A. Lozano (1') EL Salvador: M. Molina (77') Honduras: G. Rodas (101', 114') EL Salvador: E. Sánchez (106') Gerson Rodas scored twice in extra time and Honduras defeated Central American rival El Salvador 3-2 on Saturday to earn a third trip to the Olympics since 2000. Highlights after ...

Mexico 3 - 1 Canada : Scoring Summary Mexico: M. Fabián (20') Canada: M. Haber (32') Mexico: A. Pulido (33') Mexico: M. Ponce (59') Marco Fabian scored one goal and set up another to lead Mexico past a 10-man Canada 3-1 Saturday night and earn it a 10th trip to the Olympics. Check out the highlights after the jump.... (more...)