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On 24 August 2008, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Gordon Brown]] caused controversy when he suggested that there should be men and women's |
On 24 August 2008, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Gordon Brown]] caused controversy when he suggested that there should be men and women's UK football teams at the 2012 games. He said that he had approached [[Alex Ferguson]] to manage such a team. The [[Scottish Football Association|Scottish]], [[Football Association of Wales|Welsh]] and [[Irish Football Association|Northern Ireland]] football associations have opposed any such move in case it affects their status within governing body [[FIFA]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/7579487.stm "Brown pays tribute to GB success"], [[BBC Sport]], 24 August 2008</ref> |
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On 29 May 2009, after last-ditch talks prompted by a FIFA deadline to settle the row, the four associations sent a letter to FIFA stating that while the Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Ireland associations would not participate in unified UK men's or women's teams at the Games, they would not prevent England from fielding teams under that banner.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=650708&sec=england&cc=5901 |title=England to go solo with 2012 Olympic team? |publisher=''ESPNsoccernet'' |date=2009-05-29 |accessdate=2009-05-29}}</ref> |
On 29 May 2009, after last-ditch talks prompted by a FIFA deadline to settle the row, the four associations sent a letter to FIFA stating that while the Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Ireland associations would not participate in unified UK men's or women's teams at the Games, they would not prevent England from fielding teams under that banner.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=650708&sec=england&cc=5901 |title=England to go solo with 2012 Olympic team? |publisher=''ESPNsoccernet'' |date=2009-05-29 |accessdate=2009-05-29}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:09, 13 August 2009
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| Host country | Great Britain |
| Dates | 28 July - 11 August |
| Teams | 28 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
The football tournaments of the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held at a number of stadia across the United Kingdom, as well as the host city London. The finals will be played at Wembley Stadium. The event will be played Saturday 28 July – Saturday 11 August 2012. 504 footballers are expected to compete for two sets of gold medals.[1]
Stadia
- Wembley, London - 90,000 [2]
- Old Trafford, Manchester - 76,212
- Millennium Stadium, Cardiff - 74,500
- St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne - 52,387 (may be expanded)
- Hampden Park, Glasgow - 52,103
- Villa Park, Birmingham - 42,640 (may be expanded)
United Kingdom teams
On 24 August 2008, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown caused controversy when he suggested that there should be men and women's UK football teams at the 2012 games. He said that he had approached Alex Ferguson to manage such a team. The Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland football associations have opposed any such move in case it affects their status within governing body FIFA.[3]
On 29 May 2009, after last-ditch talks prompted by a FIFA deadline to settle the row, the four associations sent a letter to FIFA stating that while the Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Ireland associations would not participate in unified UK men's or women's teams at the Games, they would not prevent England from fielding teams under that banner.[4]
Qualifications
Qualifications for the European spots in the men's olympic tournament started the last week of March 2009 through the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
References
- ^ "Football", The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, accessed 2 August 2008
- ^ "Venues", The official list of stadia to be used at London 2012
- ^ "Brown pays tribute to GB success", BBC Sport, 24 August 2008
- ^ "England to go solo with 2012 Olympic team?". ESPNsoccernet. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
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