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QUICK FACT: Soccer and the Olympics

August 16, 2010 | The Beautiful Game | Add a comment

Did you know that the Olympic committee allowed soccer as a competitive sport for the first time during the London Games of 1908? The countries of England, France, Denmark, Holland, and Sweden competed with England beating Denmark 2-0 in the final.

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