Featuring Thierry Henry, protesting sailors and a very angry Hitler
Great Britain don’t have a football team at the 2024 Olympics, but three British bosses will be there – as well as some little-known bloke called Thierry Henry. Installed as the manager of France’s under-21s last year, Henry is also in charge of their Olympic men’s team, who are hosting the Games and heavy favourites to win gold. No pressure, Titi…
Alexandre Lacazette, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Michael Olise were all selected for the preliminary squad – Lacazette and Mateta as designated overage players – with young PSG talents Warren Zaire-Emery and Bradley Barcola named in both the provisional roster and France’s Euro 2024 squad. Les Bleus’ first game is against the USA on the opening day of the football tournament, at Marseille’s Stade Velodrome on July 24, ahead of the final at Parc des Princes in Paris on August 9.
Brazil have failed to qualify for the men’s tournament despite winning gold at each of the last two Olympics. However, the group stage does offer up more than one clash of the titans: there’s the Dominican Republic vs Uzbekistan, Mali vs Israel and Iraq vs Ukraine for starters, while Guinea face a New Zealand side managed by former Watford defender Darren Bazeley. Oh, and Javier Mascherano is coaching Argentina.
Favourites for the women’s gold are the USA, guided by
