Michel Morganella

  • Michel Morganella
    Michel Morganella
  • Sport
    Soccer
  • Medals
    • Gold 0
    • Silver 0
    • Bronze 0
  • Country
    Switzerland
  • Date of Birth
    May 16, 1989
  • Height
    5' 11" (1.82m)
  • Weight
    170lbs. (77kg)
  • Age
    24
  • Gender
    Male
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Swiss soccer player kicked off team for discriminatory tweet

Following Switzerland's 2-1 loss to South Korea, Michel Morganella expressed his frustration with a discriminatory tweet that got sent home by team officials.

Latest News

  • Serie A Preview: Juventus - Palermo

    Serie A Preview: Juventus - Palermo

    Antonio Conte's men are all but champions. However, they face a Rosanero side fighting for its Serie A life, which threatens Bianconeri glory on home turf. More »

    Goal.com - Sat, May 4, 2013 11:00 PM EDT

  • Five Olympic Athletes with Tweets that …

    The use of social media, like Twitter, can easily get individuals in trouble. This is especially true when the individuals are athletes at the Olympic Games. Those More »

    Yahoo! Contributor Network - Sun, Aug 5, 2012 1:45 AM EDT

  • Top 10 Disqualified Summer Olympians …

    Eight badminton players were disqualified from the 2012 Summer Olympics after authorities determined four pairs of players were intentionally throwing games in More »

    Yahoo! Contributor Network - Thu, Aug 2, 2012 9:58 AM EDT
  • Britain, Mexico secure spots in Olympic …

    Britain, Mexico secure spots in Olympic …

    WEMBLEY, England (AP) -- Britain's football team was given a warm reception by the Welsh fans in Cardiff, and then made sure it gets to play another game there. More »

    AP - Sports - Wed, Aug 1, 2012 6:36 PM EDT

  • Mexico into men's Olympic football  …

    CARDIFF, Wales (AP) -- Striker Oribe Peralta combined with Tottenham forward Giovani dos Santos to score the only goal of the game against Switzerland on Wednesday More »

    AP - Sports - Wed, Aug 1, 2012 2:25 PM EDT

Schedule & Results

  • Symbol for Event results in medals
Dates and times are in EDT.
Time Event Type Sport Event Stage Match
7/26/12 12:15 PM Soccer Men Group B Games Gabon 1 - 1 Switzerland
7/29/12 12:15 PM Soccer Men Group B Games South Korea 2 - 1 Switzerland
8/1/12 12:00 PM Soccer Men Group B Games Mexico 1 - 0 Switzerland

Overall Medal Count

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 46 29 29 104
2 China 38 27 23 88
3 Russia 24 26 32 82
4 Great Britain 29 17 19 65
5 Germany 11 19 14 44
6 Japan 7 14 17 38
7 Australia 7 16 12 35
8 France 11 11 12 34
Full Medal Count »

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