Football

Football The most popular sport in the world was strengthened in 1996 with the inclusion of a women’s tournament at the Atlanta Olympic Games. Football has celebrated 100 years as Olympic sport at Sydney 2000 Olympic.



Chinese football players Ji Ting (L) and Wang Kun fight for the ball in a warming-up exercise in Patrai, Greece, Aug.9, 2004. Chinese women Olympic football team practiced for the Athen Olympic.


Thessaloniki, 20 August 2004. Mia HAMM of the United States evades four Japanese defenders in the women's football quarterfinal match at Kaftanzoglio Stadium during the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens.
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Stockholm, July 1912. Games of the V Olympiad. Football final, Great Britain v Denmark (4-2). Dane Nils MIDDLEBOE in the dark shirt in action. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections