Mic09 Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Why do you think that football just does not care about Olympics? Surely it's not purely about money? Or is it? Also, are there other examples of sport that put out poor/young players to complete instead of the elite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, Mic09 said: Why do you think that football just does not care about Olympics? Surely it's not purely about money? Or is it? It pretty much is. FIFA is the impediment because they want to ensure the Olympics doesn't rival the World Cup. They've ensured it's always an afterthought by implementing the age limit. The overlap with the continental tournaments in the same year doesn't help, either. It'd take significant concessions from FIFA, UEFA, et al to allow the Olympic football contest to thrive, and it's not in their interests at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 If olympic football was allowed to be like other football around the world we would have the same teams every time at the top,like we do now in the champions league.Not to mention what its like in other leagues around the world eg Holland,Spain,Scotland,Austria etc etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 12 hours ago, villan-scott said: I see the Dutch women best Zambia 10-3 last night. Some of the football on show was atrocious from both sides judging by the ‘highlights’. Olympic football should be scrapped! I wonder how many times a player has scored a hattrick in a game their side has lost by seven goals? Can't be many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Australia denied a pretty clear penalty against Sweden even after VAR looks at it since the new VAR will side with the ref every time apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Second time lucky there with VAR correcting their mistake from the first half with VAR awarding a pen in the 2nd half. Sure they have been told they messed up in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Swedish keeper Lindahl with her trademark Hamsik/Resident Evil Nemesis impression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 17 hours ago, sne said: Second time lucky there with VAR correcting their mistake from the first half with VAR awarding a pen in the 2nd half. Sure they have been told they messed up in the first half. We should have had 2 penalties,one in each half IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: We should have had 2 penalties,one in each half IMHO Yeah, should have been one in the first half as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 I think the Brazillian ref wanted the team wearing yellow shirts to win. Australia Vs USA should be a really good game now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, PussEKatt said: I think the Brazillian ref wanted the team wearing yellow shirts to win. Australia Vs USA should be a really good game now. Sweden would likely had won either way, played well under par especially defensively but have a better squad and more to bring on from the bench. Almost scored from the slowest shot of the tournament with that one that hit the bar. Would have been the ultimate women football goal that. Was like a feather drifting in the wind but the goalie still could no reach it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 A lot of people here dont like that GK,she makes too many mistakes. Also that tall dark girl ( the one that plays in France should have come on a lot earlier ( or even started ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted July 24, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 4 hours ago, PussEKatt said: Also that tall dark girl ( the one that plays in France should have come on a lot earlier ( or even started ) Big Ron, is that you? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Sweden resting 8 players for the game against New Zealand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jones1328 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 3 hours ago, sne said: Sweden resting 8 players for the game against New Zealand Playing a 1-1-1 then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Group F in the women tournament was a bit uneven and wild. Holland scored 21 goals in 3 games but also managed to concede 8. China and Zambia not doing anyone proud with their performances conceding 17 and 15 in 3 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 On 23/07/2021 at 10:48, Mic09 said: Why do you think that football just does not care about Olympics? Surely it's not purely about money? Or is it? Also, are there other examples of sport that put out poor/young players to complete instead of the elite? Its a glorified youth tournament with some long standing history. In its early years before the World Cup started it was considered the World Championship, certainly in South America which still treats it in much higher regard than Europe. Then a long period of amateurs not professionals playing and now this weird U23/some older players hybrid which is done in the same summer as the Euros and Copa America. As Jonathan Liew wrote the other day if football was scrapped in the Olympics would anyone actually comment on it? Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornso Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 8 hours ago, sne said: Group F in the women tournament was a bit uneven and wild. Holland scored 21 goals in 3 games but also managed to concede 8. China and Zambia not doing anyone proud with their performances conceding 17 and 15 in 3 games. Shout out to the Zambian woman who scored a hat trick in each of their first two games, Barbra Banda. Plays in China, will be interesting to see if she gets a move out of her performances. Aussies get Great Britain in the QFs. Think they'll be up against it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Hornso said: Shout out to the Zambian woman who scored a hat trick in each of their first two games, Barbra Banda. Plays in China, will be interesting to see if she gets a move out of her performances. Aussies get Great Britain in the QFs. Think they'll be up against it. She looked like a superstar in a team of absolute no-hopers. As you say, will be interesting to see where she goes next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Watching my team playing Egypt, it is a painful watch. Like watching a toddler trying to do stand up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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