The women's calendar is getting more packed, but is that a positive or negative thing? Most top UEFA club teams still only play 22-30 league matches per year (similar to 10 years ago). The CL is relatively streamlined (max 11 games). The main difference I see is the emulating of the men by doing these summer preseason friendly games abroad. That and the WC, Euro expansions. But isn't that a result of its growing popularity?
let's see the next AFCON played in less hard conditions. But yeat it's normal that it's weaker than an A team competition, it's not supposed to be stronger.
Indeed, I assumed that six goals in a 6-game tournament would have been enough for the Golden Boot but I see Rahimi scored more, aided by a crazy number of penalties.
https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/arti ... qjleg8p57o British Olympic chiefs target 2028 men's football 12 August 2024 British Olympic chiefs are hoping to enter a men's football team into the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. The British Olympic Association (BOA) is planning to unite the England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Football Associations in fielding a first Team GB men's side since London 2012. The Team GB women's squad are eligible for qualification, but did not qualify for Paris 2024. Great Britain entered a men's team from every Games between 1948 to 1972 but were then met with resistance by Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, who felt their independence in Fifa and Uefa competitions could be jeopardised if they competed as a single team at the Olympics. BOA chief executive Andy Anson said a Team GB men's side at the US-hosted Games in four years would be "brilliant for football". "I think for the women's team to compete is brilliant, and I'd love to see the men's team compete in the same way," he added. A Team GB men's squad, featuring 13 English and five Welsh players, did compete for the host nation in what was seen as a one-off for the London Olympics in 2012. In addition to the nations, the BOA could also face opposition from clubs, who may not be keen to release their players in a congested summer period. The 2028 LA Olympics will take place between 14-30 July, just days after the Euro 2028 final at Wembley and a few weeks before the start of the new league season.
Just look at what UEFA/Team GB does for the women. During the qualification tournament, declare England the "de facto" Team GB qualification team, and see if England would get an Olympic qualification spot from said tournament. If they do, then Team GB is in for the Olympics. Not perfectly representative, but definitely not messy either.
Probably the same as it did with the women's team. Nominate one of the nations in the under 21 Championship (it was England in the women's qualifying) to be the team contesting nomination and if they make it then team GB can be selected in the Olympics.
For men its an Olympic medal for the sort of under 23 team; for women its also an Olympic medal and also a senior team win
thanks for the reply. that's another reason why i don't think much of a men's olympic medal, because it's not for the senior team.
i've always preferred a competition in which it's the senior team that wins a trophy, even if it's the olympics.
That's what happens in other sports - including major teams sports like basketball, volleyball etc - where the Olympics is a duplicate of the world championships. It's FIFA which has always strongly opposed that though since 1930. In fact, just before the 1988 Games in Seoul, FIFA threatened to withdraw football completely if the IOC didn't drop its opposition to the under 23 age limit, only for the IOC to acquiesce at its annual session the following year.