IOC wants to lose U23 restriction of men’s Olympic football and boost number of nations competing
April 28 – The Olympics would like its men’s football tournament to be “closer” to FIFA’s World Cup, according to International Olympic Committee vice president Juan Antonio Samaranch.
Speaking at LaLiga’s headquarters in Madrid, he said that discussions with FIFA were already underway and that they were confident this could happen.
“From FIFA’s side, there are many demands regarding women’s and seven-a-side football. We also want the senior men’s competition to resemble the World Cup more closely.
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