MX23RW : Saturday, November 9 02:07:10| >> :120:13145:13145:

Wales stars free to play in Olympics

Wales stars free to play in Olympics
© PA Photos
Welsh stars Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are free to represent Team GB at the London Olympic Games without repercussions from the FA of Wales.

The Welsh Football Association will allow their players to represent Team GB at this summer's London Olympics.

The participation of non-English stars such as Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey had been in doubt as the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish FAs had feared that a united British team may threaten their independent statuses with FIFA.

However an FA of Wales spokesman has insisted that, although they are still not supportive of Team GB, Welsh players are free to take part.

He told The Mirror: "There won't be any sanction or action taken against them. They won't find that it prejudices their involvement with Wales in the future.

"As an organisation, we have made our position clear in the past and it has not changed.

"But if someone is asked and chooses to play, that is their personal choice."

Swansea City left-back Neil Taylor is also a strong contender to be be called up for the July event.

ID:22917: cacheID:22917:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1991:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Gareth Bale
Read Next:
Bale open to Olympic call
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!