BBC pundits criticise ‘disjointed’ Olympics opening ceremony as Paris 2024 begins

Former Team GB Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington branded the Paris 2024 opening ceremony as ‘disjointed’ as athletes were paraded along the River Seine on Friday. For the first time in history, an Olympic opening ceremony was not held inside the stadium of the host city, as Paris opted for a unique approach with over 90 […]

Lionel Messi blasts Olympics officials after chaos in Argentina vs Morocco match

Lionel Messi led Argentina’s fury towards FIFA and Olympics officials after Argentina’s football match against Morocco descended into chaos on Wednesday. Argentina were beaten 2-1 by Morocco in their opening game in Group B but the game lasted just over four hours, having initially kicked off at 2pm, following crowd trouble which resulted in every […]

Argentina and Spain can follow World Cup joy with Olympic football gold

Missing competitive football? Less than two weeks since Spain won the Euro 2024 final in Berlin the men’s and women’s teams are about to kick-off their campaigns for Olympic gold. The two competitions commence before the official opening ceremony is held with glitz, glamour and pageantry in Paris on Friday and it is no surprise […]