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Neymar and his Brazil team-mates celebrate with their gold medals after winning the men's football tournament at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Nations which won Olympic medals in football

By Ben Hayward Published

From the first football tournament in 1900 to the present day, a look at the nations which won Olympic medals in the sport...

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Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero celebrate with their gold medals after Argentina's victory over Nigeria in the final of the men's football tournament at the Beijing Olympics in August 2008.
Footballers who won Olympic gold medals

By Ben Hayward Published

A look at some notable players from the men's game who won Olympic gold medals in the football tournament...

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Britain's players (top from L) midfielder Scott Sinclair, forward Daniel Sturridge, goalkeeper Jack Butland, defenders Micah Richards, Steven Caulker and Ryan Bertrand and midfielder Aaron Ramsey, (bottom from L) midfielder Tom Cleverley, forward Craig Bellamy, defender Neil Taylor and midfielder Joe Allen pose for a team photo before the London 2012 Olympic Games men's football match between Britain and Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on August 1, 2012. AFP PHOTO / GLYN KIRK (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/GettyImages)
‘I felt I should have gone to Euro 2012 - but playing at the Olympics is cooler’: Ex-England striker reflects on Three Lions snub with fondness

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Being left out of an England squad for a tournament is never easy, but one player managed to make the best of a bad situation...

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Thierry Henry looks on
Arsenal in conflict with club legend Thierry Henry, over upcoming Olympics

By Jacque Talbot Published

Thierry Henry is Arsenal's greatest-ever player - but the pair are at odds over the Olympics in Paris this summer

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino looks on at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea could be without 10 first team players for start of 2024/25 Premier League season: report

By Ryan Dabbs Published

Chelsea are at risk of a disrupted start to the new Premier League season, due to international tournaments getting in the way

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Barcelona players line up ahead of the 1992 European Cup final
"He was semi-depressed, he didn’t leave our room for two or three days" Former roommate of Pep Guardiola recalls tough times in Spain and the 'inevitable' signs he was destined for greatness

By Sean Cole Published

In an interview for FourFourTwo, Albert Ferrer spoke about rooming with Guardiola and the signs that hinted at a future in management

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Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero show off their gold medals after winning the football tournament with Argentina at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
'A chance to write history' – Lionel Messi invited to play at Paris 2024 Olympics

By Ben Hayward Published

The Inter Miami forward won a gold medal with Argentina at Beijing 2008 and could be in line to feature in France again next year

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Former England international Karen Carney
Karen Carney: 'No one had ever won the quadruple before. We made history'

By Sean Cole Published

GREATEST GAMES With over 140 caps to her name and a shedload of trophies, former Lionesses star Karen Carney talks FourFourTwo through the greatest games in her distinguished career

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Beth Mead England
Beth Mead admits she had thoughts she "hated" after not being selected for the 2020 Olympics Team GB squad

By Ryan Dabbs Published

The Arsenal forward had conflicting feelings towards wanting to see the team perform well but not get good results

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Quiz! Can you name every country to enter the football event at an Olympics?

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Quiz The British traditionally don't bother - but these nations have all gone to a games...

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