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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Will Unwin

Álvarez, Marta and midweek matches: why football at the Olympics is worth watching

Nice stadium
Nice stadium. Photograph: Valéry Hache/AFP/Getty Images

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What we have always said here on Football Daily is that the world needs more football tournaments. Oh yes. You’ve had your European Championships and your Copa Américas this summer but the fun does not have to end in mid-July because there is football at Big Sports Day still to take place. Sometimes in good ol’ Blighty this competition is overlooked because it is definitely not the most valued of all the trinkets and rarely do superstars play. Long jumpers, shot putters and joggers all rightly think a shiny gold medal and a five-ring tattoo are the epitome of sporting success but football has never held that view.

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