Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics The association football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 11 August, and was the only sport to begin before the official opening day of the Olympic Games, two days before the opening ceremony. It was also the only sport to be held at multiple venues outside London (the host city of the Olympics), with Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Coventry and Cardiff all hosting matches. The finals were played at Wembley Stadium. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their senior women's and men's under-23 national teams to participate;
Guadalajara bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Guadalajara bid for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Guadalajara 2018 was a bid by the city of Guadalajara and the Comité Olímpico Mexicano to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. On February 16, 2012, Guadalajara's bid was selected over Monterrey's bid to bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics by an inner voting from the Mexico National Olympic Committee It was reported in August 2012 that the bid may be in danger due to the debt created by the 2011 Pan American Games. Guadalajara failed to become a Candidate City for the games when the IOC selected the Candidate