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Post by C@V on Jul 15, 2008 8:07:33 GMT -1
My question is...................................WHY? Football has the world cup amd many other major internationl and domestic tournaments. It should not be in the Olympics, it's just devaluing the game. Also clubs have to lose yet more players to tournaments that clash with the domestic season.
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Post by Mrs H on Jul 15, 2008 8:09:13 GMT -1
Because it's a sport. I'd rather see football played at the Olympics than BMXing!
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Post by GresleyRam©®™ on Jul 15, 2008 8:11:05 GMT -1
It should be for amateur footballers only IMO.
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Post by C@V on Jul 15, 2008 8:40:46 GMT -1
Because it's a sport. I'd rather see football played at the Olympics than BMXing! Bollocks! The Olympics is becoming diluted by too many modern day sports! It should really just be track and field! |
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Post by PureOldGold on Jul 15, 2008 8:49:19 GMT -1
Because it's a sport. I'd rather see football played at the Olympics than BMXing! Bollocks! The Olympics is becoming diluted by too many modern day sports! It should really just be track and field! The Olympics will be over in about three days than ;D |
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jul 15, 2008 8:53:28 GMT -1
One the one side, I can see Cav's point - there's plenty other opportunities for glory in football; perhaps the Olympics too is overkill.
On the other hand, though, football is still a sport and the players are still sportsmen (allegedly) - why should they be prevented from competing for an Olympic gold medal just because their chosen sport is so successful outside of the Olympics?
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Post by PureOldGold on Jul 15, 2008 8:58:56 GMT -1
One the one side, I can see Cav's point - there's plenty other opportunities for glory in football; perhaps the Olympics too is overkill. On the other hand, though, football is still a sport and the players are still sportsmen (allegedly) - why should they be prevented from competing for an Olympic gold medal just because their chosen sport is so successful outside of the Olympics? Lets bring in Kabadi than ;D |
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Post by Neko Bazu on Jul 15, 2008 9:09:25 GMT -1
One the one side, I can see Cav's point - there's plenty other opportunities for glory in football; perhaps the Olympics too is overkill. On the other hand, though, football is still a sport and the players are still sportsmen (allegedly) - why should they be prevented from competing for an Olympic gold medal just because their chosen sport is so successful outside of the Olympics? Lets bring in Kabadi than ;D Not quite a global sport though, is it?  |
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Post by Teesside White on Jul 15, 2008 9:46:22 GMT -1
its an under 23 tournament
and before you shoot your mouth off cav (again) if you did your research you'd notice that football at the olympics has been going on for a hell of a lot longer than the World cup has existed
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Post by Gambe on Aug 19, 2008 10:15:15 GMT -1
Olympic football was in the first olympiad in 1896, its only womens football that was introduced recently. Where as the FIFA World Cup only started in 1930. So the olympics were actually largely considered the original world cup.
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Post by CmonYouSpurs on Aug 19, 2008 21:10:18 GMT -1
apparently we will have a team in 2012  |
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