Sunday, 21 August 2016

Olympic officials to have talks about British football at Tokyo 2020

• Bill Sweeney of British Olympic Association wants teams at Games
• English FA fears losing sovereignty if an Olympic team is sent

After their Rio success, British Olympic officials will have another go at persuading the home nations to enter men’s and women’s football teams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

The lack of a British women’s side in particular was seen as a missed opportunity to grow the game.

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from Football | The Guardian http://ift.tt/2ba5YLE