Oly: IOC president wants to see top footballers at Olympics

AAP Sports News (Australia), March, 2008

AAP Sports News (Australia) 03-09-2008 Oly: IOC president wants to see top footballers at Olympics BERLIN, March 9 Reuters - The IOC may try to renegotiate its deal with FIFA over Olympic soccer to get the world's top players competing at future Games, IOC president Jacques Rogge said in an interview published on Sunday. "My dream is for for all the stars of football to be at the Olympics, because in all other sports the best are there," Rogge was quoted as saying by the German Bild am Sonntag newspaper. "We must see if we can sort that out with FIFA." Men's soccer at the Olympics is an Under-23 tournament, with qualifying nations allowed to field three over-age players. Accordingly, few of the game's top players take part. "We have an agreement...

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