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Referees named for first days of Olympic matches
Wednesday 3 November 2010The FIFA Referee's Committee has released the names of referees and their assistants for the first 24 men's and women's matches of the Olympic Football Tournaments.

Kenya hit goal trail in Olympic qualifying
Tuesday 26 November 2002There were some big scores and a few withdrawals as the African round of preliminary qualifying for the Olympic Football Tournament Men Athens 2004 reached its conclusion this week.

The Indomitable Lions show their strength
Tuesday 31 October 2000Cameroon is dominating African football at the moment. Last February they won the African Nations' Cup and now in Sydney they have taken the Olympic title for the first time.

South America has reached the halfway point
Thursday 5 October 2000In the Conmebol qualification, four-time world champions Brazil find themselves in dire straits. National team coach Wanderley Luxemburgo was fired after a string of disappointing results, but is yet to be replaced. Luxemburgo's dismissal was widely ...

Spain vs. Cameroon facts, figures
Wednesday 4 October 2000
Cameroon win Olympic Football Tournament 2000
Saturday 30 September 2000Cameroon's "Indomitable Lions" beat Spain in the gold medal match of the men's Olympic Football Tournament 2000 in a penalty shoot-out.
Men's Fair Play Award goes to Brazil
Saturday 30 September 2000Chile beat USA to win Olympic bronze medal
Friday 29 September 2000Norway pull off a surprise!
Thursday 28 September 2000Ramos Rizo to referee Olympic men's final
Thursday 28 September 2000Ramos Rizo and Sonia Denoncourt to referee Olympic Finals
Wednesday 27 September 2000Spain again -- or Cameroon's first-ever Olympic gold?
Tuesday 26 September 2000Golden Goal, shoot-out, sensations galore at the Olympics
Saturday 23 September 2000Football's Olympic future still open
Friday 22 September 2000United States lead both Fair Play standings
Friday 22 September 2000Norwegian Espeseth added to list of suspended players
Friday 22 September 2000Referees' appointments for the next games
Thursday 21 September 2000U.S. Men qualify for Second Round
Tuesday 19 September 2000Brisbane turns Japanese
Tuesday 19 September 2000Africans lead race for Olympic honours
Tuesday 19 September 2000Japan and Chile to join Olympic favourites
Sunday 17 September 2000Italy and Germany through, Aussies go out with a bang
Saturday 16 September 2000Record crowd in Brisbane
Saturday 16 September 2000Australia teams fight for survival
Saturday 16 September 2000FIFA clarifies its dope-testing policy
Saturday 16 September 2000USA coach Arena suspended for three, Claudia Reyna for two World Cup matches
Friday 15 September 2000Fabio Aurelio credited with his team's second goal against Slovakia
Friday 15 September 2000A good night for South America
Wednesday 13 September 2000Brazil seek elusive gold
Tuesday 12 September 2000Football raises the Olympic curtain
Tuesday 12 September 2000FIFA Fair Play Award at Sydney 2000
Tuesday 12 September 2000Olympic History
Friday 8 September 2000Heroic hat-tricks and last-minute winners
Tuesday 1 August 2000A perfect stage for future stars
Tuesday 1 August 2000Honduras enjoy a hard-earned place in the sun
Tuesday 1 August 2000Olyroos opener against Italy
Saturday 3 June 2000Olympic Football Tournament, Sydney 2000
Friday 2 June 2000Draw procedure for Sydney Olympic Football Tournaments confirmed
Friday 2 June 2000Formula for Competition
Friday 2 June 2000Italy, Czech Republic, Spain, Slovakia qualify for Sydney 2000
Thursday 1 June 2000Match officials for Olympic Football Tournaments appointed
Monday 29 May 2000South Africa is Olympic
Sunday 28 May 2000Olympic preliminaries begin Tuesday in Trinidad
Monday 20 March 2000FIFA and IOC meeting to concentrate on Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Thursday 24 February 2000Olympic qualifiers in full swing
Tuesday 23 November 1999Australia and USA seeded for draw of Olympic Football Tournaments 2000
Thursday 28 October 1999Draw results for CAF 1st Round, preliminary competition for Men's Olympic Football Tournament
Wednesday 10 March 19992000 Olympic men's final to be held in the main stadium in Sydney
Thursday 19 November 1998No more over-age players at FIFA Olympic Tournaments?
Wednesday 12 November 1997