Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell will manage the British football teams for the Olympic Games in London next year.
Pearce, the current England Under-21 boss, and Powell, who led the England women's team to the quarter-finals of the 2011 World Cup, will each put together an 18-player squad.
The rules indicate that there must be no more than three players over the age of 23 named in the squads and they can select players from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Pearce has also been involved with Fabio Capello's senior England set-up in recent years and feels he has been given a unique chance.
He explained: "I am extremely proud to have this opportunity and I'm very much looking forward to getting started.
"I was fortunate to be part of Euro 96, so I know how special it can be to play for your country on home soil at a major tournament.
"I'm sure this group of players will relish being part of not only a huge tournament in this country, but a unique one competing together and representing the UK."
David Beckham has already expressed his desire to play for Britain in the Olympics and may be on Pearce's radar.
But the former Nottingham Forest captain believes every player who is eligible to play should be aiming for selection.
He said: "Take the role model of, for example Lionel Messi, who went to court to fight his club to get released to go to the Olympics.
"With the announcement, it sparks it off and certainly puts it into the players' minds that there is less than a year to go until kick-off so I think it will be very exciting.
"If I was a player, I'd certainly be looking at this tournament and doing everything I could to be up for selection."
By the time the Olympics begin in July 2012, Powell will have been in charge of England women's side for 14 years.
Progress
She said: "The attendances at the games during Euro 2005 were a sign of progress for Women's football in this country, and it helped provide a platform for what has happened since then.
"From those finals where the players were playing against the best teams in Europe and in front of huge crowds, there was a real surge of enthusiasm. I think with the exposure and interest in the Olympics in this country we could see a similar impact from the tournament next summer.
"I'm delighted to be in the position to be able to take a team into such an illustrious tournament, I just wish it was starting tomorrow."
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Stuart Pearce selected as GB Olympic Team manager
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We wasn't going to get gold anyway, this appointment now gives us an excuse.
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I wonder who will be picked.
Can you guys come up with a 18 player Olympic squad?
Can you guys come up with a 18 player Olympic squad?
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Marvin wrote:I wonder who will be picked.
Can you guys come up with a 18 player Olympic squad?
David Beckham ...
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Beckham
Wilshere
Bale
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Wilshere
Bale
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Beckham and Bale on the wings.
Fuck that son.
Fuck that son.
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You're not getting your hands on Bale and Rambo
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I didnt think messi took the club to court, pretty sure he just begged pep to let him go
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Wayne Rooney, well unless he is banned.
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Rooney better fucking not be there.
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Doubt Arsene Wenger would want Jack Wilshere playing at the Euro's and the Olympics next summer.
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Good luck to any Irishman looking for a game
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Fonseca wrote:
Good luck to any Irishman looking for a game
Why would they be looking for a game?
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VivaRonaldo wrote:Fonseca wrote:
Good luck to any Irishman looking for a game
Why would they be looking for a game?
I don't know
I don't even know why they play football, it's a mystery to me
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Fonseca wrote:VivaRonaldo wrote:
Why would they be looking for a game?
I don't know
I don't even know why they play football, it's a mystery to me
Even so, Ireland is not in GB.
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VivaRonaldo wrote:Fonseca wrote:
I don't know
I don't even know why they play football, it's a mystery to me
Even so, Ireland is not in GB.
NORTHERN Irishmen
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Fonseca wrote:VivaRonaldo wrote:
Even so, Ireland is not in GB.
NORTHERN Irishmen
You said "irishmen".
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VivaRonaldo wrote:Fonseca wrote:
NORTHERN Irishmen
You said "irishmen".
Well no shit otherwise I would have highlighted me saying "Northern" in my first reply which I didn't, I really don't care
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Fonseca wrote:VivaRonaldo wrote:
You said "irishmen".
Well no shit otherwise I would have highlighted me saying "Northern" in my first reply which I didn't, I really don't care
Yes, so your original post is kinda stating the obvious, as noone from the Rep. of Ireland would be looking for a game.
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VivaRonaldo wrote:Fonseca wrote:
Well no shit otherwise I would have highlighted me saying "Northern" in my first reply which I didn't, I really don't care
Yes, so your original post is kinda stating the obvious, as noone from the Rep. of Ireland would be looking for a game.
I refuse to believe you're this thick so I'll guess you're trolling thanks
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Fonseca wrote:VivaRonaldo wrote:
Yes, so your original post is kinda stating the obvious, as noone from the Rep. of Ireland would be looking for a game.
I refuse to believe you're this thick so I'll guess you're trolling thanks
Irishmen are the ones from the Republic, my friend.
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Well this is doomed for failure...
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How is it doomed for failure? Why so cynical before the tournament even starts? Pearce has done pretty well with the U21s and although I didn;t think he'd be picked for this position, he will still do a good job I feel.
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easley91 wrote:How is it doomed for failure? Why so cynical before the tournament even starts? Pearce has done pretty well with the U21s and although I didn;t think he'd be picked for this position, he will still do a good job I feel.
Because the entire idea of a Great Britain team is doomed for failure...
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The FAW want nothing to do with it.
Fucking Welsh.
...selection of their players will undermine their independent status in the international game
Fucking Welsh.
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If Bale and Ramsey or any other Welsh player wants to play then they'll play. It hardly affects the clubs, and it's not as if Wales are in the Euros next year. It's likely to be the only GB team anyway due to it being held here. Even if not, one tournament every 4 years is going to affect their country's status as a separate footballing association.
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Rooney eligable for a call up... What the hell are the FA thinking -_-
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What are the rules of selection? I know it's something like u23s and 2 or 3 over 23s (I think from what I've seen on Football Manager )
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easley91 wrote:What are the rules of selection? I know it's something like u23s and 2 or 3 over 23s (I think from what I've seen on Football Manager )
From wiki
Assuming the same squad restrictions used for recent Olympiads are applied, each squad will consist of eighteen players, of which no more than three may be born before 1 January 1989.