"For a relatively simple sport, soccer is filled with novelties. Outfield players don the gloves and go into goal when there's no other option, penalty takers attempt chipped 'Panenka' spot kicks to varying degrees of success, goalkeepers sprint the length of the pitch to come up for last-minute corners -- and sometimes they even score. And, every now and then, players will score directly from a corner kick."
"On June 9, 1924, Uruguay won the Olympic gold medal in Paris after defeating Switzerland 3-0. Around the same time in June 1924, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) changed the laws around corner kicks, making goals scored directly from the corner legal. But it wasn't until Oct. 2, 1924 that these two pieces of information would combine to create the Olimpico moniker."
"The teams played out a 1-1 draw in Montevideo in late-September before travelling to Buenos Aires. The return match was suspended after four minutes due to the large crowd on the sideline and was rescheduled for Oct. 2. Argentina would eventually win the rematch 2-1 but the whole game was filled with controversy. La Celeste withdrew from the match with four minutes remaining and both sides accused the other of excessive aggression."
Goals scored directly from corner kicks are known as Gol Olímpico (Olympic goals). The International Football Association Board changed the corner-kick laws in June 1924 to permit direct goals from corners. Uruguay won the Olympic gold medal on June 9, 1924, defeating Switzerland 3-0. Uruguay then played a two-game friendly series against Argentina, drawing 1-1 in Montevideo and later contesting a controversial rematch in Buenos Aires on Oct. 2, 1924. That rematch was suspended and rescheduled due to a large crowd, ended amid controversy when La Celeste withdrew, and the term Olimpico arose from these converging events.
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