The Great Britain sides at London 2012 were strictly a one-off, with the English Football Association's desire to enter a men's and women's side for Rio blocked ... never won an Olympic gold.

There is simply no break from top-level football this summer; with so many continental championships taking place this year, the Olympics will get to boast some of the biggest names in football.

The number of cities which will host football at Rio 2016: 6 cities The number of footballs to be utilised at Rio 2016: 400. The final match in last year’s Olympics was played between Mexico and ...

Rio 2016: 11 of the best footballers to play ... and looking to continue her streak of appearing at every women's Olympic football tournament. Reigning Olympic champions the USA have seven gold ...

Pick well and the balance of youth and experience may lead to gold medal success. Football became a full Olympic medal sport at the London Games of 1908, having been a mere demonstration for the ...

But Rio 2016 has said it was “not responsible ... charging some vendors who used the stadium after the Olympics, including organizers of Brazil football great Zico’s annual charity match ...

Mikel Obi revealed he spent over ₦50 million to support Nigeria’s 2016 Olympic team and has yet to be reimbursed by the ...

The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro are fast approaching ... The Oregon Duck wide receiver is another football player looking to make his first Olympic team. Allen was the 2014 U.S. outdoor ...

Is football in the 2016 Rio Olympics? The answer is a little complicated. Association football and women’s football (aka soccer) is in the Olympics. But American football is not. Here’s what ...

The Rio Olympics are very nearly upon us ... Unfortunately, there is no British involvement in the football competition but there are plenty of familiar faces on show. Here is all you need ...