The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dream

RIO DE JANEIRO -- With Olympic gold finally in hand, the pressure is squarely on Brazils senior team now.The home of Jogo Bonito is considered by many to be the most powerful soccer nation in the world. The Brazilians have won a record five World Cup titles, eight Copa America championships and now an Olympic gold medal -- at their home Olympics, no less.Now we need to look toward the future, said Rogerio Micale, the coach of Brazils Olympic team. Not only to the next match, but to the future of the national team.Brazil last won the World Cup in 2002. Although the Selecao has been competitive in every tournament since, the team was humiliated by a 7-1 loss to Germany in the semifinals at the last World Cup, which was also hosted by Brazil.Neymar, the national teams biggest star and a teammate of Lionel Messi at Barcelona, is the present, and expected leader of the team by the time the next World Cup comes around in Russia in 2018.The future is Gabriel Jesus and Gabigol, both 19-year-old strikers. Defenders Marquinhos and Rodrigo Caio, too.They all played at the Olympics and helped the team win gold, giving the host nation its biggest moment of the Rio de Janeiro Games and restoring some of its soccer pride.Since that devastating defeat against Germany two years ago, Brazil lost in the quarterfinals at the 2015 Copa America and then, playing without Neymar, was eliminated in the group stage at this years Copa America -- the South American continents biggest tournament.At the Olympics, Neymar was one of three overage exceptions for Brazil in a tournament for under-23 teams and served as the teams captain. He even wears the No. 10 made famous by Pele.Playing in the gold medal game at the iconic Maracana Stadium against Germany, Neymar scored the winning penalty kick -- and almost immediately broke into tears.The celebration wont last long, with a pair of World Cup qualifiers coming up against Ecuador and Colombia.Tite, the coach of Brazils senior national team, will announce his squad for those matches on Monday, with Gabriel Jesus and Gabigol among those expected to be named alongside national team veterans such as Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Oscar, Willian and Douglas Costa.I think we have a very good generation of players and I think that they can contribute a lot, Micale said. The seed has been planted.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni Avalanche Jerseys China . Cote was eligible to become a free agent Feb. 15. Cote helped running back Jon Cornish run for a league-high 1,813 rushing yards en route to being named the leagues most outstanding player. Fake Avalanche Jerseys . The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling "puts an end to my dreams of being a top player," the 27-year-old Troicki said in a statement. "I worked my entire life for it, and it has been taken away from me in one afternoon by a doctor I didnt know," said Troicki, whose ranking peaked at No. https://www.cheapavalanche.com/ . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Stitched Avalanche Jerseys . Team physician Dr. Steve Traina performed the surgery Friday. Robinson was injured in a spill underneath the Nuggets basket during the first quarter of Wednesday nights loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. Colorado Avalanche Store . According to a report from the Vancouver Province, the Lions are expected to replace former DC Rich Stubler with defensive backs coach Mark Washington. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Stephen Vogt drove in five runs, Ryon Healy hit a mammoth three-run homer and the Oakland Athletics routed the Kansas City Royals 14-5 on Thursday night.The As continued to wreak havoc on the Royals diminishing playoff chances, sweeping a four-game road series at Kansas City for the first time in their history. The As outscored the Royals 43-12, the largeest Oakland run differential in a four-game series in franchise history.ddddddddddddVogt had a two-run double in a five-run third, walked with the bases loaded in the fourth and hit a two-run homer in the sixth. The five RBI matched a career high. ' ' '