Sunday, July 31, 2016

Rio Games: Brazil loses starting goalkeeper in men's soccer (The Associated Press)

Brazil's Neymar, center, controls the ball past Japan's Sei Maroya, second center, and Japan's Yosuke Ideguche, left, and Japan's Sei Maroya, right, during a friendly soccer game in preparation for the Olympics games, in Goiania, Brazil, Saturday, July, 30, 2016. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's hopes of winning its first Olympic gold medal in soccer took a hit Sunday when starting goalkeeper Fernando Prass was removed from the squad because of a right elbow injury. The Brazilian soccer confederation says Prass will not play in the Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro after tests showed a fracture in the goalkeeper's elbow. Prass had missed a couple of practice sessions last week after hurting his elbow on Monday.


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