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Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

As Bernard Joy in Association Football (1960) was to write: "Out of pocket expenses were paid far in excess of the reimbursement for hotels and travelling. ... Payments for time lost from work, were made for playing and training, and teams were taken off for intense preparation together. Whatever the reason or excuse, thinly-veiled professionalism was rampant." Ironically Norway were not a professional side.

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They were unhappy with the performance of the 65 year-old English referee, John Lewis, as well as the English linesmen, Charles Wreford-Brown and A. Knight, who had allowed a contentious second Belgian goal in the 28th minute that Henri Larnoe had converted.

Oscar van Rappard

Oscar Emile, Knight van Rappard (2 April 1896 in Probolinggo, Dutch East Indies – 18 April 1962 in Den Haag) was an track and field athlete and football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920.

Josep Samitier

The squad, coached by Francisco Bru, won the silver medal at the 1920 Olympic Games.

Kenneth Hegan

He earned 23 caps for England at amateur level, including at the 1920 Olympics held in Antwerp, when Great Britain were eliminated in a 3–1 defeat by Norway.

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