As football began to increase in popularity, it was held as a demonstration sport (with no medals awarded) at the 1900, 1904 and 1906 SummerOlympics before football became an official competition at the 1908 SummerOlympics.
With the Olympic event continuing to be contested only between amateur teams, Sir Thomas Lipton organised the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy tournament in Turin in 1909.
The 1932 SummerOlympics, held in Los Angeles, did not plan to include football as part of the programme due to the low popularity of football in the United States.
As football began to increase in popularity, it was held as a demonstration sport (with no medals awarded) at the 1900, 1904 and 1906 SummerOlympics before the idea of a major international tournament came into being with an official competition at the 1908 SummerOlympics.
With Uruguay as now two-time official football world champions and due to celebrate their centenary of independence in 1930, when the decision was made by FIFA in 1928 to stage their own international tournament they were named as the host country.
The 1932 SummerOlympics held at Los Angeles in the United States was not supposed to include football as part of the programme, due to the low popularity of football in the United States.
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