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	Football at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Football was not on the original modern Olympic Games programme; perhaps unsurprisingly, as international football was still in its infancy in 1896.
		With the launch of the Football World Cup in 1930, FIFA did not want the Olympic tournament to overshadow their own showpiece event, so football was dropped completely from the programme for the 1932 Los Angeles Games, although it returned at the 1936 Berlin Games.
		FIFA still did not want the Olympics to rival the World Cup, so a compromise was struck that allowed teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania to field their strongest professional sides, while only allowing European and American teams to pick players who had not previously played in a World Cup.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics (1319 words)

	Summer Olympic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		National Olympic Committees may enter a limited number of qualified competitors in each event (3 is a common number), and the NOC decides which qualified competitors to select as representatives in each event if more have attained the benchmark than can be entered.
		Four years later the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris attracted more than four times as many athletes, including 11 women, who were allowed to officially compete for the first time, in croquet, golf, sailing, and tennis.
		The 2008 Summer Olympics are to be held in Beijing, China.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Summer_Olympics (3098 words)

	Summer Olympics: Football
		Football is the most popular sport in the world.
		A football game is when you move the ball with your feet, your chest, or your head, but not your hands.
		A football game is conducted on a rectangular grassy area 115 yards long x 75 yards wide.
	www2.lhric.org /POCANTICO/olympics/football.htm (363 words)

	Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The football tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics started on July 20 and ended on August 2.
		The final was held at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium and the match for the 3rd place was held at the Grand Arena of the Dynamo Stadium.
		The football tournament was the most attended event on these Olympics: 1,821,624 spectators watched 32 matches of it at the stadiums.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Football_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics (239 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 1924 Summer Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The marathon distance was fixed at 42 km and 195 m, from the distance run at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
		Ireland was given formal recognition as an independent nation in the Olympic Movement in Paris in 1924 and it was at these games that Ireland made its first appearance in an Olympic Games as an independent nation.
		Originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held in Chamonix between 25 January and 5 February 1924 were later designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the I Olympic Winter Games.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /1924_Summer_Olympics (354 words)

	Athens Olympics 2004. ABC Sport.
		But while every Olympic city has a fabulous stadium, nowhere else in the world could events be held at Ancient Olympia - the home of the ancient Games - and the magnificent Panathinaiko Stadium, home of the first Games of the modern era back in 1896.
		Through the prism of history, the Athens Olympics may come to be seen as the Games at which two major trends emerged - the rise of Asian nations as Olympic powers and the time the war on drugs became serious.
		The highlight of the football program at the Games was the victory by the United States over Brazil in the women's final, sending US superstar Mia Hamm, probably the best ever women's footballer, out a winner.
	www.abc.net.au /olympics/default.htm (2755 words)

	1996 Summer Olympics
		Softball, beach volleyball and mountainbiking debut on the Olympic programme, together with women's football and lightweight rowing.
		Cycling professionals were admitted to the Olympics, with five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain winning the inaugural individual time trial event.
		Michelle Smith of Ireland wins three gold medals and a bronze, but her victories are overshadowed by doping allegations, which are later reinforced as she is banned after failing a test in 1999.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1996_summer_olympics.shtml (430 words)

	1984 Summer Olympics
		After the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, the Eastern Bloc, including the Soviet Union, East Germany and Cuba boycotts these Olympics (the USSR announced their intention not to participate on May 8, 1984).
		Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco becomes the first female Olympic champion of an Islamic nation, and the first of her country in the 400 m hurdles.
		A marathon for women is held for the first time at the Olympics, won by Joan Benoit[?].
	www.y2z.org /19/1984_Summer_Olympics.html (411 words)

	Olympics - EnchantedLearning.com
		The Greeks held the first Olympic games in the year 776 BC (over 2700 years ago), and had only one event, a sprint (a short run that was called the "stade").
		For each Olympics, a new flame is started in the ancient Olympic stadium in Olympia, Elis, Greece, using a parabolic mirror to focus the rays of the Sun.
		The events in the Summer Olympics include: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, football (soccer), gymnastics, handball, hockey, judo, kayaking, marathon, pentathlon, ping pong, rowing, sailing, shooting, swimming, taekwando, tennis, track and field (many running, jumping, and throwing events), triathlon, volleyball, water polo, weightlifting, wrestling (freestyle and Greco-Roman).
	www.enchantedlearning.com /olympics (1311 words)

	Football (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The women's game is the same, but there are only two groups and the top two teams in each will go forward to the semi-finals.
		Football was the first team sport to be introduced to the Olympic Games, which happened in 1900.
		Olympic Football was weakened by the World Cup which began in 1930 and Football was then excluded from the programme in 1932.
	www.olympics.org.uk /sports/summer/football.asp (173 words)

	The Hindu : Sport : Football risks being kicked out of Olympics
		Football could be dropped from this summer's Olympics if FIFA does not settle a new dispute over doping sanctions with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
		If the agreement fails to happen, football's place in the summer Olympics is in jeopardy.
		FIFA is the only major Olympic federation along with the International Cycling Union (UCI) to have refused to sign WADA's anti-doping code because it imposes an automatic ban of two years for doping offences.
	www.hindu.com /2004/05/19/stories/2004051908582200.htm (518 words)

	Fifa World Cup Soccer ticket 2006 soccer ball.
		As football commenced to increase in quality, it was held as a presentation sport (with no medals presented) at the 1900, 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics earlier football turned an functionary contention at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
		Coordinated by England's Football Association, the upshot was for amateurish players only and was considered suspicious as a demonstrate rather than a competition.
		The 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, did not contrive to include football as part of the plan due to the low quality of football in the United States.
	www.yourdictionary.com /business_profile/debt/football/fifa-world-cup-soccer.html (1035 words)

	Apple Learning Interchange
		From Athens 1896 to Sydney 2000, the modern Summer Olympics have brought together countries from all over the globe to participate in the spirit of competition.
		You'll be able to send postcards from some of the Olympic cities while you and your students learn about the geography, history and culture of the host metropolitan areas.
		Using these resources, together with the publicity surrounding the Olympic Games, you'll be ready for wonderful geography lessons related to not only to the Olympic cities, but also to the countries of the world that send teams or individual athletes to the competitions.
	ali.apple.com /features/s_olympics.shtml (1852 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association
		Many have characterised the women's football tournament at this summer's Olympics as the last stand of an American team on the verge of extinction.
		But she is never more at home than on a football pitch, outstanding in the air or on the turn as she uses her size as a weapon.
		Her Olympic tally is already at three, but that doesn't seem to matter to Wambach.
	www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,102868,00.html (665 words)

	Special Olympics Public Website
		In 2006, Special Olympics is holding regional competitions around the world with the support of community, corporate and government leaders.
		U.S. President George W. Bush and the First Lady welcomed Special Olympic athletes and representives from around the world to celebrate both the growth of the movement and Founder and Honorary Chairman Eunice Kennedy Shriver's 85th birthday.
		In 2000 Special Olympics made a bold commitment to reach 2 million athletes by the end of 2005, and the numbers are in.
	www.specialolympics.org (426 words)

	1988 Summer Olympics
		South Korea's government became a democracy under the pressure of organising the Olympics.
		After boycotts of the Olympics in 1976, 1980 and 1984, the Games were again boycotted, but only by four nations: North Korea, Cuba, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.
		Table tennis is introduced at the Olympics, with China and the host nation both winning two titles.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/1/19/1988_summer_olympics.shtml (329 words)

	Olympic Football-Soccer Events, Players, Teams, Pictures, News
		Whether you call it soccer or football, this sport is definitely one of the most popular around the globe and, of course, one of the most-watched events at the Olympics.
		The Men's and Youth Olympics section takes you through the history and brings you to the teams getting set to compete.
		The Woman's Olympics section also starts with history then goes on to current teams that are competing in the Summer Games.
	www.chiff.com /olympics/olympics-soccer.htm (332 words)

	1976 Summer Olympics
		In the bid to organise the Olympics, Montreal defeated Moscow and Los Angeles, which would organise the 1980 and 1984 Olympics.
		In a protest to a tour of South Africa by the New Zealand rugby team, Tanzania lead a boycott of 22 African nations as the IOC refused not to admit the New Zealand team.
		The organisation of the Olympics turned out bad financially for Montreal, as the city remained faced with debts well after the Games had finished.
	www.y2z.org /19/1976_Summer_Olympics.html (485 words)

	The History Of World Cup Football
		The FIFA World Cup (often called the Football World Cup or simply the World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer), and the world's most representative team sport event.
		As football began to increase in popularity, it was held as a demonstration sport (with no medals awarded) at the 1900, 1904 and 1906 Summer Olympics before football became an official competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics.
		The 1932 Summer Olympics, held in Los Angeles, did not plan to include football as part of the programme due to the low popularity of football in the United States.
	www.earticlesonline.com /Article/The-History-Of-World-Cup-Football/36976 (720 words)

	CSULB Online 49er: volLIVno3:Are you ready for some … fantasy football?
		There are over 12 million people signed up for fantasy football this year, which has been growing each year faster than Orlando Pace's waistline.
		First, before you even sign up in a football league, you must choose the best type of service to join, and this year Yahoo is the reigning champ for fantasy sports.
		The trick of any football draft is to draft running backs first, the top receivers second, and QB's last due to the fact that you only need one of them.
	www.csulb.edu /~d49er/archives/2004/fall/sports/volLVno3-football.shtml (652 words)

	Light the Torch - Chelsea FC offers support to Chinese Olympic Football Team
		Chelsea Football Club has offered to help in the prepapration of the Chinese Olympic football team in London for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
		After the news of the mayors of each city signing a sister-city agreement, which is effective for 5 years, cooperation on the games is expected to improve.
		The Chinese Football Association (CFA) and Chelsea are discussing the possibility of the Chinese team using the club’s new training ground at Cobham as a training camp in preparation for the upcoming Summer Olympics in 2008.
	www.lightthetorch.net /2006/chelsea-fc-offers-support-to-chinese-olympic-football-team (301 words)

	INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS
		Climbing, bridge, golf, roller skating and surfing are sports that are recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
		Tug of war, rugby, polo, lacrosse, and golf were once on the Olympic programme.
		Have a closer look at these sports and discover others that have become a part of Olympic history.
	www.olympic.org /uk/sports/index_uk.asp (121 words)

	FOOTBALL STADIUMS
		St. Louis Rams football team, conventions, concerts, and monster truck rallies, and the 1999 Mass led by Pope John Paul II.
		The MTA is projecting billions of dollars in deficits for years to come and has not made the extension of the No. 7 line a priority.
		According to a study by the Brookings Institution, convention attendance dropped from 156,000 to 115,300 between 2000 and 2004.
	gothamgazette.com /stadiums (987 words)

	Gotham Gazette: Football Stadiums
		Discussions about a new football stadium began in 1984 when the Atlanta Falcons wanted a new facility that they would not have to share with the Braves baseball team.
		In 1989, approval came from the state, the Atlanta City Council, and Fulton County Commission to build a dome stadium only if it was connected to the convention center and supported by the hotel tax.
		Atlanta built numerous other sports venues for the Olympics and a new baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves baseball team.
	www.gothamgazette.com /print/1399 (743 words)

	The Beaufort Gazette: Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		DENVER (AP) - Olympic bronze medalist Toby Dawson announced his retirement Monday, trading in the rough-and-tumble sport of moguls skiing to work on his golf game and continue a low-key effort to find his birth parents in South Korea.
		Bob Mathias, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, competing in the sport of decathlon at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Games, passed away Saturday at his home in Fresno, Calif. He was 75.
		DENVER (AP) - The latest spice to the rivalry between Northern and Southern California is a scramble for the Summer Olympics.
	www.beaufortgazette.com /24hour/olympics (564 words)

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