By Duncan Mackay in London
August 15 – Sport and Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson is refusing to give up on the possibility of Team GB being represented in future Olympic football tournaments despite the Football Association withdrawing its support for the idea, effectively killing it.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 13 – English Football Association (FA) chairman David Bernstein wants players to copy the sporting spirit shown by athletes at London 2012.
By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley Stadium in London
August 11 – A diplomatic row involving South Korea and Japan marred the latter stages of an otherwise high-quality and unpredictable men’s football competition at London 2012.
By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley Stadium in London
August 11 – Brazil’s Olympic dream was shattered once again today as unheralded Mexico, who have never done better than fourth, staged one of the great upsets to clinch gold on the proudest day in their footballing history.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 10 – Britain will at least have some representation at tomorrow’s men’s football final when Mark Clattenburg, chosen by FIFA, referees the climax of the Olympic tournament between Brazil and Mexico.
By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley
August 9 – In front of a record crowd for an Olympic women’s match of 80,203, the United States gained sweet revenge for last year’s World Cup final defeat to Japan as they tightened their firm grip on the gold medal on a tense, sticky and absorbing night at Wembley.
By David Owen at Wembley Stadium
August 9 – “Absolutely” the best Olympic football tournament in his time at FIFA.
By David Gold at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park
August 8 – Canadian forward Christine Sinclair will not face censure for comments critical of referee Christiana Pedersen following their defeat to the United States in the women’s football tournament – yet.
By David Gold
August 7 – Favourites Brazil will face Mexico as they moved to within 90 minutes of winning their first ever Olympic football gold medal.
By David Gold
August 6 – With a penalty shoot out looming in their Olympic women’s football semi-final with Canada, Alex Morgan (pictured top, centre) struck the winner as the United States (US) set up a rematch with Japan, a year after losing to the same team in the World Cup final.
By David Gold at Wembley
August 4 – If the London 2012 Olympic football tournament was meant to be dominated by Brazil’s Neymar, obviously no-one told Honduran Roger Espinoza, who lit up today’s quarter-finals, although it was not enough as his team crashed out.
By David Gold
August 3 – The United States continued the defence of their Olympic women’s football title with a 2-0 victory over New Zealand at St James’ Park in Newcastle, to reach the semi-finals.
By Tom Degun
August 3 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has admitted it is content with the decision from FIFA not to punish the Japan women’s football team after the head coach asked his team not to win in order to avoid playing their Olympic quarter-final in Glasgow.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 2 – Uruguay striker Luis Suárez has accused British fans of showing no respect after booing his country’s national anthem before last night’s do-or-die Olympic men’s group game in Cardiff.
By Andrew Warshaw
August 1 – Highly-rated Uruguay followed Spain out of the Olympic football tournament tonight as Team GB’s men emulated the women 24 hours earlier by clinching a quarter-final place – and topping their group.