Ball: The Olympic soccer ball must have a circumference of no more than 28 inches and no less than 27 inches (size 5). It must weigh no more than 16 ounces and no less than 14 ounces at the start of ...

An offside offense is not called if the player receives the ball from a throw-in, goal kick or corner kick. How is a handball called in Olympic soccer? Except for throw-ins, only goalkeepers may play ...

The Olympic soccer tournament is an under-23 affair ... Julián Álvarez got the assists after chesting the ball down to the ...

The Olympic action actually gets underway on Wednesday, 24 July, with soccer first up. Kicking off the 2024 Games are group stage matches in the men’s tournament between Argentina and Morocco ...

Neymar wins his fans back after scoring the fastest opening goal ever in an Olympic match on Wednesday. (Javier Etxezarreta/EPA) It took just 14 seconds for Brazil to score the opening goal in its ...

Three-time Canadian Olympic soccer medallist Desiree Scott has reversed course on the retirement she announced in the fall ...

The African continent secured a medal in Olympic soccer after Morocco eliminated the United States 4-0 in the quarterfinals and Egypt did the same by defeating Paraguay in a penalty shootout.

and 24 bronze — the nation's best performance at the Olympic Games hosted abroad. Yet, the struggles of the country's major ball sports — soccer, basketball, and volleyball — highlight the ...