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| Britain planning memorable Olympic return Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:18 AM PDT  The Olympic Stadium (bottom left) and the Aquatics Centre (bottom right), two of the venues for the 2012 London Olympics. — Reuters pic The English FA, which is organising the Olympic teams on behalf of the British Olympic Association (BOA), is looking at staging the matches possibly at Villa Park, as Birmingham is not an Olympic venue city, shortly before the Games begin at the end of that month. Under IOC rules, the matches have to take place outside London and at a venue not being used for the Olympic tournament, which rules out Old Trafford, Hampden Park or the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. A British men's team last competed in the Olympic qualifiers as an amateur team for the 1972 Games but did not reach the finals in Munich. The women's team will be competing for the first time. The matches would be one of two pre-tournament friendlies for both sides, which are being managed by Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell respectively. The formation of the Olympic team has been problematic as the football associations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are reluctant to take part fearing the participation of their players could jeopardise their independent status within FIFA. The preliminary round of the Olympic tournament begins on July 25, two days before the opening ceremony, and conclude on August 11. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Villa suspend Bannan after motorway crash Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:30 AM PDT LONDON, Oct 26 — Scotland international midfielder Barry Bannan will miss Aston Villa's Premier League match at Sunderland on Saturday after being suspended by the club while they carry out an inquiry after he was involved in a motorway crash on Sunday. Bannan, 21, was arrested by police on suspicion of drink driving — along with Shrewsbury Town striker James Collins, a former Villa player — and was subsequently bailed. Villa boss Alex McLeish said in a statement issued to the media: "Barry Bannan has been suspended while the club carries out internal enquiries into allegations which arose last weekend. "He will not be available for this weekend's game at Sunderland." Bannan, who has played nine times for Scotland, was involved in the accident on the M1 motorway around 4.30am on Sunday. — Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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