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Football at the Summer Olympics, also referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA World Cup tournament).
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Recapping the highlights from Olympic soccer history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most iconic moments & athletes, a comprehensive list of year-by-year results and the current records for soccer ahead of the 2024 Games in Paris.
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Men’s football made its Olympic debut at the 1900 Games in Paris, where Great Britain took the first gold medal, and has been contested ever since—except at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles, when a dispute between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and FIFA over amateur regulations resulted in the event’s being dropped from the roster.
Omitted entirely from the inaugural 1896 Games in Athens, soccer made its way into Paris 1900 as an exhibition event involving just three nations, and then St. Louis 1904 in a round robin...
3 days ago · With the 2024 Olympics in Paris fast approaching, now is the perfect time to get ready for the men’s and women’s soccer tournaments by looking back at the top moments in Olympic soccer history. A young Lionel Messi bamboozling defenders on his way to Gold?
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Jul 21, 2012 · Football was a part of the Olympic Games more than two decades before FIFA organised the first World Cup. After desultory attempts in Paris in 1900 and St Louis four years later, the 1908 London Games included the first modern international football tournament. All four Home Nations were invited to take part in 1908, but only England – who ...
2 days ago · Olympic Games, athletic festival that originated in ancient Greece and was revived in the late 19th century. Before the 1970s the Games were officially limited to competitors with amateur status, but in the 1980s many events were opened to professional athletes.
