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Women’s Football (Soccer). By Jolie. All over the world Soccer is called football, except in the US . Hope Solo, Goalie for Team USA. Team USA. Coventry Stadium.
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Women’s Football (Soccer) By Jolie
All over the world Soccer is called football, except in the US.
History of Football at the Olympic GamesFootball was introduced as a medal sport at the Paris 1900 Olympic Games. Great Britain won the men’s gold medal, then successfully defended their title four years later in Stockholm. The sport has featured at every Olympic Games since, except for Los Angeles 1932. The first women’s competition was in Atlanta in 1996.
The Basics The aim of football, to score more goals than the opposition, is simple and widely known. Teams of 11 players compete across two 45-minute halves, with extra time and penalty shootouts used to decide drawn matches during the knockout stages of the competition.