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Follow-on
Follow-on: cricket rule under MCC Law 14 letting the side batting first, leading by at least 200 runs in a five-day Test, make the opposition bat again immediately; enforced in about half of eligible Tests since 2006.
Foluke Akinradewo
Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson, born 1987 in London, Ontario, is an American volleyball middle blocker, three-time Olympian with silver 2012, bronze 2016, gold 2020, 2014 world champion, Stanford record-holder, and Hisamitsu Springs V.League MVP.
Fool's mate
Fool's mate is the fastest possible checkmate in chess, with Black mating White in two moves (1.f3 e5 2.g4 Qh4#) after White's pawn moves open the h4–e1 diagonal; named in chess literature from 1617.
Football
Football: family of ball sports including association football (soccer), rugby, American, Australian rules, and Gaelic football, codified from 1863 by the FA, governed by FIFA and the IFAB Laws of the Game.
Football (ball)
Football (ball), soccer ball, the spherical inflated ball of association football: Law 2 sets 68-70 cm circumference, 410-450 g, 0.6-1.1 atm; FIFA Quality Programme certification since 1996; evolved from pig bladder to thermally bonded synthetic panels.
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina (NFSBiH/BHFF, Nogometni/Fudbalski savez Bosne i Hercegovine), Sarajevo-based FIFA and UEFA member governing Bosnian football; suspended 2011, run by normalisation committee, unites FF FBH and FA RS.
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, the Stockholm Olympiad men's tournament, was the second official Olympic football competition; Great Britain beat Denmark 4-2 for gold, the Netherlands took bronze, and Germany beat Russia 16-0.
Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic football, Beijing 2008 (7–23 August): 16 U23 teams with three overage players each. Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 in the final (Di María, 58th minute) for back-to-back golds; Brazil took bronze.
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics, the London Games soccer tournament (25 July–11 August 2012): Mexico won men's gold, the USA women's gold; Team GB men returned after 52 years, women debuted; six UK venues including Wembley.
Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic football tournament, London 2012 (26 July–11 August): 16 under-23 teams with three over-age players each. Mexico won gold, beating Brazil 2-1 at Wembley; South Korea took bronze.
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics: men's and women's association football tournaments, 3–20 August 2016, seven Brazilian venues. Brazil won men's gold over Germany on penalties; Germany won women's gold over Sweden.
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a 16-team under-23 competition held in Brazil from 3 to 20 August, was won by host Brazil on penalties.
Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition, held in Brazil from 3 to 19 August 2016, won by Germany, which beat Sweden 2-1 in the final at the Maracanã.
Football at the 2018 Asian Games
Football at the 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta–Palembang): men's and women's AFC tournaments. South Korea beat Japan 2-1 aet for men's gold, earning Son Heung-min a military exemption; Japan women beat China PR 1-0.
Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Men's football at the 2018 Asian Games (Jakarta–Palembang), an under-23 tournament with three overage players. South Korea beat Japan 2–1 after extra time in the final at Pakansari, retaining the title and earning Son Heung-min a military exemption.
Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo 2020, played 2021): FIFA-run men's and women's Olympic tournaments. Brazil won men's gold, Canada women's gold; VAR debuted; men's age limit raised to under-24.
Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: 16-team U-24 tournament (plus three over-age players) played 22 July to 7 August 2021 in Japan after COVID postponement; Brazil beat Spain 2-1 in the Yokohama final for a second straight gold, Mexico took bronze.
Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Women's Olympic football tournament, Tokyo 2020, played 21 July to 6 August 2021 after COVID-19 postponement; 12 teams, no age limit; Canada beat Sweden 3-2 on penalties for first gold, USA took bronze.
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads
Men's team squads, Paris 2024 Olympic football: 16 under-23 teams with up to three overage players, 22-man lists (18+4) to FIFA by 3 July 2024; France coached by Thierry Henry, Argentina by Mascherano.
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Men's Olympic football tournament, Paris 2024, 24 July–9 August, 16 U23 teams plus three overage players each. Spain beat France 5-3 aet for gold; Morocco took bronze; Soufiane Rahimi scored eight goals.
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament final
Men's Olympic football final, Paris 2024: Spain beat hosts France 5-3 after extra time on 9 August 2024 at the Parc des Princes, winning a second gold after Barcelona 1992; Camello scored twice in extra time.
Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Women's football at Paris 2024: 12-team Olympic tournament, 25 July to 10 August 2024. United States won their fifth gold, Brazil silver, Germany bronze; France's Marie-Antoinette Katoto top scored with five goals.
Football at the 2026 Asian Games
Football at the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya, Japan): men's U-23+3 and women's tournaments, 14 Sep–3 Oct 2026, seven venues, 15 and 12 teams; South Korea won a fourth straight men's gold, beating Japan 1-0.
Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Men's tournament
Men's under-23 football at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Japan; 15 teams, four groups, quarterfinals onward; South Korea beat Japan 1-0 in the final to retain gold.
Football at the 2026 Asian Games – Women's tournament
Women's football at the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya, 14 Sep–2 Oct 2026): 12-team tournament won by Japan over DPR Korea in the final; South Korea took bronze, beating China 2-0.
Football at the 2026 Mediterranean Games
Football at the 2026 Mediterranean Games (Taranto, 21 Aug-3 Sep 2026): Under-21 men's and youth women's tournaments; Algeria beat Tunisia 2-0 for men's gold, Portugal won the women's title over Italy.
Football at the 2026 Mediterranean Games – Men's tournament
Men's football tournament at the XX Mediterranean Games, Taranto 2026 (21 August–3 September): eight teams in two groups, venues in Taranto, Lecce, Brindisi, and Francavilla Fontana; Tunisia beat Italy 3-1 in the semifinal.
Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics
Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics (LA28): 16 women's and 12 men's national teams, 10-29 July 2028, seven US venues, finals at the Rose Bowl; men's under-23 with three over-age players, women's senior teams.
Football at the 2028 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
Women's qualification for football at LA28: 16-team Olympic tournament approved by IOC in April 2025, first with more women's than men's teams; Concacaf W Championship 2026 gives three berths, CAF qualifiers two.
Football at the Asian Games
Football at the Asian Games: OCA-run men's and women's football at the four-yearly Asian Games (first 1951 New Delhi). Men's event is U23 plus three overage players; Korea Republic beat Japan 1-0 in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya final to retain gold.