What's one thing from another sport that you'd like to see in football? FFT followers have their say...

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We're all getting into the Olympic spirit - can football learn something from other sports?

Gareth Bale
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Football is just one of many events at the Olympics. It can be easy to overlook too - we've just had the Euros, after all. 

While some of us spend all our days simply watching football of any level, others watch any sport that's on TV. As a nation, Britain is perhaps unique in that while football is the clear national game, there are huge interests in so many different sports. England is, after all, the only nation to win the football, cricket and rugby World Cup.

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Mark White
Mark White
Content Editor

Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.