THE British Olympic Association (BOA) are set to turn down the opportunity to play in next year’s Olympic football tournament in Beijing even though the performance of England’s Under-21 men at the European Championships has earned them the right to compete.
THE new chief executive of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) has said that he is in support of a united British team at the 2012 Olympics but he will not try to change his employers opposition to the idea.
ALEX SALMOND (pictured), the leader of the Scottish National Party, and former England winger Steve Coppell have condemned the call from Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown for a united British football team to compete in the 2012 Olympics.
GORDON BROWN (pictured), the Scot who is tipped to replace Tony Blair as Prime Minister later this year, has said that he expects a united British football team to compete in the 2012 London Olympics.
MAY 11 – FOOTBALL has been warned again that it faces being dropped from the 2012 London Olympics unless it agrees to implement a worldwide code on doping that has been ratified by nearly every other major sport and Government.