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Playing at home, with its biggest star onboard and an unexpected last-minute change at the helm, Brazil is looking to win its first Olympic mens soccer gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.No pressure, right?Coach Dunga opted to include star striker Neymar as one of the three over-23 players allowed in the Olympic squads instead of taking him to the Copa America. That plan backfired when Brazil was eliminated by Peru in the group stage of the tournament being played in the United States. That result prompted the dismissal of Dunga, who was replaced by Tite as the senior team coach.Dunga was also slated to coach in the Olympics, but now the job falls to the usual under-23 coach, Rogerio Micale.This will be the third straight Olympics in which Brazil brings some of its best players looking for that elusive gold medal. The five-time World Cup champions failed with a team led by former FIFA Player of the Year Ronaldinho in 2008, eliminated by Argentina in the semifinals, and with Neymar in 2012, losing to Mexico in the final. Brazils mens team has won the silver medal three times and the bronze two.The pressure to win gold will be higher after the elimination at Copa America, and with local fans still smoldering from the embarrassing 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semifinals at home.Brazil opens against South Africa on Thursday in Brasilia, one day before the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. Three-time silver medalist Denmark and Iraq are also in Group A.Local organizers will take advantage of the stadiums built for the World Cup, and the Olympic tournament will be played at seven venues, including two in Rio and one in the Amazon city of Manaus.STARS TO WATCH: Neymar will be the main attraction, the only top soccer star to make it to the games. The striker is coming off an excellent season with Barcelona and will be rested after skipping the Copa America. Brazil will also have two up-and-coming players who have been targeted by big European clubs: Gabriel Barbosa, known as Gabigol, and Gabriel Jesus.Colombia will feature veteran forward Teo Gutierrez, while defending champion Mexico will count on striker Oribe Peralta, who scored four goals in the teams winning campaign in London four years ago. Defender Matthias Ginter, World Cup champion in 2014, will play for Germany, and experienced midfielder John Obi Mikel will star for 1996 Olympic champion Nigeria.TEAMS TO WATCH: Defending champion Mexico will field a strong squad, led by Pachuca striker Hirving Lozano, the only under-23 player on the Mexico team in Copa America. The Mexicans will face Germany, South Korea and Fiji in Group C.Colombia beat the United States in a playoff in March and its squad includes several players from the Copa America squad, including up-and-coming strikers Roger Martinez and Marlos Moreno. The Colombians face stiff competition in Group B from Sweden, Japan and African powerhouse Nigeria.Looking for its third gold medal, Argentina leads Group D against Portugal, Algeria and Honduras.Germany will be playing in the tournament for the first time since 1988, when current U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann was on the team. Brazil and Germany could meet in the semifinals at Maracana Stadium, a rematch of the World Cup semifinal from two years ago when the German senior team embarrassed Brazil at home.VENUES: Soccer is the only competition played outside Rio. The other host cities will be Salvador, Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Belo Horizonte and the jungle city of Manaus. 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Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that keeping Baines at the club is a "massive boost and exciting for the future" because he brings "maturity and football knowledge in a very specialized position on the pitch" and an "infectious and positive influence to the rest of the squad.SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- After Thursday nights loss to the Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly said he plans to examine everything in the coming days, including the potential for a change at quarterback from Blaine Gabbert to Colin Kaepernick.I dont think anybody played well on offense, Kelly said. Nobody did.The coach has stood by Gabbert as his starter for the first five weeks, but Kelly will put the quarterback position under the microscope in the next 10 days before the 49ers game at Buffalo.I think were going to look at everything, Kelly said. We are 1-4, we have got to make sure were going out there and giving us the best chance to win so were going to look at everything.Kelly said Gabbert played his best game of the season last week against Dallas, but Kelly didnt have a similar opinion of Gabberts performance in Thursday nights 33-21 loss. Gabbert finished 18-of-31 for 162 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for a QBR of 47.9 and a passer rating of 56.1. Gabbert also absorbed seven sacks.Its extremely frustrating, Gabbert said. I let this team and this organization down tonight and did not play good whatsoever, and thats on me. I had two crucial turnovers there that led to points for the Cardinals and that was the difference in the game right there. I got to do a better job protecting the football and leading this team to scoring more points and winning games.Late in the third quarter, with cornerback Chris Davis being tended to with a knee injury, a large group of 49ers fans began loudly chanting, We want Kaep. Former 49ers tackle Anthony Davis even took to Twitter to advocate a change to Kaepernick.Kaepernick changed and quickly departed the Niners locker room after the loss. He did not speak to reporters, but Gabbert was standing a few feet away in the auditorium where Kelly was answering questions about his job security.Gabbert said he understood why Kelly would want to evaluate the position before the teams Oct. 16 game in Buffalo.Yeah, Ive got to play better, Gabbert said. Theres no question to that. Ive got to do a better job leading this football team, executing this offense, scoring points, winning games, the whole nine yards. Thats just the way it goes. Ive got to play better.In the past, Kelly has refraained from considering a change in part because he didnt believe Kaepernick was in peak physical condition.dddddddddddd Kaepernick spent most of the offseason recovering from shoulder, thumb and knee injuries and then had a setback during the preseason because of right shoulder fatigue.Kelly has said hed like to see Kaepernick get closer to his former 225-pound playing weight, believing that would potentially give him the chance to play at a high level -- similar to his success in 2012 and 13.Kelly also confirmed that Gabbert has been better than Kaepernick in practice, though the coach acknowledged that hasnt carried over to games.Blaine has done a really nice job in practice, yes, Kelly said. I would expect us to execute in practice now. Its a controlled environment; youre in a lot of trouble if youre not having any success in practice, either. I think thats what we have to make sure we can do is can we take it from the practice field to the game field, and were not doing that right now on the offensive side of the ball.Through the first five games, Gabbert ranks near the bottom of the NFL in yards per attempt, yards per game and passer rating. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, Gabbert fell to 9-31 in his career as a starter with Thursday nights loss, which tied him with Warren Moon for the second-worst record through a quarterbacks first 40 career starts since 1970.When Kaepernick last played, he wasnt faring much better. He was 26th in the NFL in QBR, 27th in completion percentage and 29th in yards per attempt during the first eight weeks of the 2015 season before landing on injured reserve.Kelly said the discussion and decision on quarterback wont be made right away, but he did say it would be his choice and that general manager Trent Baalke doesnt get involved in such matters.Any decision thats made with the current roster is a coaching staff thing, Kelly said. Trent had never come in and said this guy has to play or that guy has to play. Trent does a great job of acquiring talent and getting players on this football team, but hes never once told me who has to play where and what the lineup is and all that. ' ' '