By David Gold
May 6 – Scotland and Glasgow Celtic winger James Forrest would not play for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics if the football tournament clashed with his club commitments.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 3 – Robbie Savage, one of Wales’ most flamboyant footballers, has urged his national federation to support any players from his country who want to compete for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympics.
By Andrew Warshaw
May 2 – Team GB head coach Stuart Pearce seems likely to be able to focus 100 per cent on preparing a team for London 2012 as a result of Roy Hodgson’s appointment as manager of the England senior squad.
By David Gold
May 1 – Brazil “must break” its record of never having won an Olympic football gold medal, legendary forward Ronaldo has insisted.
By Tom Degun
April 29 – London 2012 have revealed that 1.4 million tickets for the Olympic football competition will go back on sale to the public tomorrow morning (April 30) at 11am on a first come, first served basis with Ticketmaster stating they are confident there will be no issues or technical problems for people trying to purchase them via the official website.
By David Gold
April 27 – Following this week’s draw for the London 2012 Olympic Games football tournament, Brazil and the United States (pictured left) are favourites with the bookmakers for the men’s and women’s gold medals.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 26 – Brazil icon Ronaldo, one of the main ambassadors at Tuesday’s Olympic football draw at Wembley, has lent his support to David Beckham being selected as a member of the Team GB squad.
By David Gold
April 26 – Team GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt has told insideworldfootball that he has “no concerns whatsoever” about the prospect of men’s football coach Stuart Pearce also taking charge of the England team at this summer’s European Championships, just weeks before London 2012.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 25 – Team GB head coach Stuart Pearce insists he is perfectly capable of combining London 2012 with leading England at the 2012 European Championship finals if asked to do both jobs.
By David Gold
April 25 – Britain’s women’s coach Hope Powell is relishing the prospect of pitting her wits against Brazil at the Olympic Games after the draw was made yesterday.
By David Gold at Wembley Stadium in London
April 24 – Britain’s women were paired with Brazil in the group stage of the London 2012 Olympic Games, while the men face an intriguing tussle with Copa America champions Uruguay after the draw here today.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 24 – England women’s football head coach Hope Powell believes London 2012 will at last provide a platform for showcasing the sport in a country where it long been male-dominated.
By David Gold at the City of Coventry Stadium
April 23 – Senegal will make their Olympic football debut this summer after they won the final men’s qualifier here with a 2-0 victory over Oman.
By David Gold
April 23 – Former Brazil star Ronaldo will be the biggest name at the London 2012 Olympic Games football draw tomorrow – although Argentina, winner of the last two men’s tournaments, will be conspicuous by its absence.
By Andrew Warshaw
April 23 – Oman goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi has spoken of his “dream” to play in the Olympics as one of the Gulf state’s three overage players if his country qualifies for London 2012.