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Aaron Ramsey x Great Britain Jersey First up was Gareth Bale, and now we see WALES captain and Arsenal central midfielder Aaron Ramsey stating his desire to play in the Olympics after being photographed posing in a Team GB shirt ::  image via the daily mail

Gareth Bale x Great Britain Jersey Next summer marks an interesting time as there will be a Great Britain soccer team participating in the Olympics. To show off the jersey that Team GB will be sporting next summer is Gareth Bales. This adidas kit is the first imagery I have seen with much to do about next summers Olympics. I have to say that I am ...

Brazilian sports minister Orlando Silva quits over corruption scandal via wsj: "Orlando Silva, Brazil's sports minister, resigned on Wednesday amid a corruption probe that has roiled the scandal-plagued administration of President Dilma Rousseff and renewed concerns over Brazil's preparations to host soccer's World Cup and the Olympic Games later ...

USWNT To Face Mexico, Guatemala And Dominican Republic - Group B Olympic Qualifying via USSoccer CHICAGO (Oct. 24, 2011) – The U.S. Women’s National Team has been drawn into Group B along with Mexico, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic for the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament which will be held from Jan. 19-29 in Vancouver, ...

"Carlos is a Special Olympics athlete and captain of the soccer team for Special Olympics Ecuador. He has an intellectual disability that makes some parts of his life difficult. But through Special Olympics he has been able to find a job, support his family, play soccer and develop lasting relationships with his teammates. Carlos and his teammates ...

via fifa.com On Thursday, 1 September, an official press conference took place ahead of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 in Ravenna/Italy, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter had some interesting comments on beach soccer: "15 years ago I visited an international Beach Soccer tournament on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. We realized back ...

In order to comply with the Islamic dress code which is mandatory in the Islamic Republic, Iran's women footballers play in full tracksuits and head coverings that conceal their hair ... but ... Fifa's rules for the 2012 Olympics state that: "Players and officials shall not display political, religious, commercial or personal messages or slogans in ...

BBC London is reporting that West Ham have won the backing of Olympic bosses in the battle for the right to call Olympic stadium home, after the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, over Tottenham Hotspur. Olympic Park Legacy Company executives have decided the offer from the club - which would retain the athletics track - is better than Tottenham's ...