About Football
Football is the most popular team sport in the world, with 270 million people actively involved in the sport worldwide – 265 million players and 5 million referees and officials. It has a long history as an Olympic sport since its debut at the Paris Games in 1900.
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Olympic Games
- No. of athletes
- 119
- No. of games
- 5
- First appearance
- 2008
Commonwealth Games
- No. of athletes
- 0
- No. of games
- 0
- First appearance
- 0
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Olympic GamesParis 2024
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Olympic GamesTokyo 2020
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Olympic GamesRio 2016
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Olympic GamesLondon 2012
