Team GB are one of the most successful sides at the Olympic Games when it comes to men’s football, with a joint-record number of gold medals. However, they will have no soccer representation at Paris 2024.
Despite the impressive record in Olympic football history, there will be no Team GB this summer in the men’s or women’s events. Their absence has become common, with the men’s team having participated only once since 1960 and the women’s team competing just twice since 1996.
A team made up of players from the United Kingdom would have a vast talent pool to draw from. England’s men are ranked fourth in the world only behind Argentina, France and Spain. Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland also have top-quality players who would undoubtedly make them strong contenders to win gold.
The Sporting News takes a look at why neither the men nor women’s football tournaments will see British teams competing in Paris this summer.
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Why does Great Britain not have an Olympics football team for Paris 2024?
The reason for only one Team GB men’s football team in the past 64 years is the need for agreement among the home nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
While they compete as Great Britain and Northern…
