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2016 Summer Olympics |OT2| August 5th - August 21st

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Cricket yeah but like anyone would give a shit about American football being there with NFL and the super bowl being the highest achievement.

All sports that have more prestigious trophies to win outside the olympics shouldn't be there. That includes football, tennis and golf.
And outside of USA the popularity of American Football is almost zero
(and I say that as a big NFL fan here in Brazil)
 
Soccer match always have a great crowd on the Olympics, and is good to see some players that will be on the main team at next World Cup
I don't think it need to be banned

There are two sides to this though. Much like with hockey and basketball, you can help build up more amateur level drama and have it be more competitive. You would not have the Miracle on Ice were Canadians allowed to use NHL players as they would have faced the Soviets. In basketball it was far more competitive with no NBA players as Americans had their work still cut out for them with Yugoslavia or the Soviets. But then with the arrival of NBA players we got to see the Dream Team and MJ and see all the best in the world.
 
Cricket yeah but like anyone would give a shit about American football being there with NFL and the super bowl being the highest achievement.

All sports that have more prestigious trophies to win outside the olympics shouldn't be there. That includes football, tennis and golf.

I'm okay with that, to be honest, but Cricket World Cup would be just as prestigious I would think. Men's Basketball is all about the ring as well.
 
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