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Olympics 2020: Why is there no Team GB men's football team at the Tokyo tournament?

The women's squad at the Games has some star names and has picked up wins, but there is no male equivalent this year – and here's why

Lucy Bronze and Ellen White have been lighting up Team GB at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the women's side claiming a 2-0 win over Chile in their opening game before seeing off hosts Japan in the follow-up.

Yet while Team GB have a women's side competing that includes an array of star names, there is no men's football team.

So how come there is a women's football team and not a men's?