In what was a repeat of the 2016 final out in Rio, Brazil managed to once again get one over on Germany as they opened this summer s Olympic adventure with an action-packed win in Tokyo.
Opening Group D tipped as a landslide pick to cruise their way to the later stages, the South American giants run rampant at an empty Yokohama Stadium as they picked up what was an emphatic 4-2 win on Thursday lunchtime.
Looking to claim back-to-back gold medals after Neymar s heroics on home soil five years ago, a first-half hat-trick from Everton ace Richarlison was enough to wrap up proceedings against a German side that did try to rally in the second 45.
Finally wrapping up the game with just moments remaining and dominating from the opening whistle, we have taken a look at …
Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich has cast doubt on Leroy Sane s transfer by saying the Manchester City winger would already be here if he wanted to join the Bundesliga champions.
Speculation over Sane s future hit fever pitch after Bayern coach Niko Kovac publicly stated he is confident of signing the Germany international, before apologising to City boss Pep Guardiola for making the comments.
Kimmich, who played in all of Bayern s Bundesliga matches last season before clinching his fourth consecutive title since joining the club in June 2015, was unable to provide an update on Sane s situation but called his international team-mate s intentions into question.
I do not know what the signals are, Kimmich told reporters after Bayern s 6-1 Audi Cup win over Fenerb…
Bernardo Silva has rallied his Manchester City team-mates to pour their Champions League heartache into a final push for Premier League glory.
City bowed out of Europe s top competition on away goals on Wednesday, despite winning 4-3 at home to Tottenham.
The scoreline only told a portion of the incredible drama after Raheem Sterling thought he had completed a match-winning hat-trick in injury time – sparking scenes of bedlam at the Etihad Stadium not seen since Sergio Aguero s unforgettable title-sealing winner against Queens Park Rangers in 2012.
However, a VAR review showed Aguero had been fractionally offside in the build-up when the ball fell to him after Silva blocked Christian Eriksen s pass, taking City from ecstasy to agony and leaving their quadruple …