Beckham left out of the Olympic squad.

[krakatoa]

Couple of over the hill token Taffs in the squad then. What a total waste of time Olympic football is, no wonder they're struggling to sell tickets for it. Who can remember a single previous gold medal winner? Yawn, yawn, yawn. . . .

 

[Wozza]

Couple of over the hill token Taffs in the squad then. What a total waste of time Olympic football is, no wonder they're struggling to sell tickets for it. Who can remember a single previous gold medal winner? Yawn, yawn, yawn. . . .

Argentina with Tevez in the squad. 2004.

The coverage has been limited in UK because we haven't had a team in it for so long.

 

[Wozza]

Get your Beckham Olympic shirts here: adidas Team GB Football Home Shirt Mens Beckham 7 - SportsDirect.com

 

[Silent Bob]

Couple of over the hill token Taffs in the squad then. What a total waste of time Olympic football is, no wonder they're struggling to sell tickets for it. Who can remember a single previous gold medal winner? Yawn, yawn, yawn. . . .

 

[Common as Mook]

He is a current footballer, plays for LA Galaxy. And out of the provisional squad, I thought he had a good chance, certainly when up against that foul mouthed lout Bellamy.

Bellamy is playing in a proper league. Not some Mickey Mouse Cup.

I'm glad Pearce is treating the tournamnet seriously. Anything else de-values it.

 

[leigull]

Get your Beckham Olympic shirts here: adidas Team GB Football Home Shirt Mens Beckham 7 - SportsDirect.com

£50, bargain

 

[Colossal Squid]

So what is the full squad then?

Did Bale make it in? IS it just him, Giggs and Bellamy representing Wales?

 

[Jam The Man]

Second time Beckham has been the victim of a manager trying to show 'who's in charge'... disappointing that Pearce opted to omit him.

 

[Braders]

Bellamy is playing in a proper league. Not some Mickey Mouse Cup.

I'm glad Pearce is treating the tournamnet seriously. Anything else de-values it.

Ex-blooming-actly , looking forward to this now - got my Team GB shirt last month

 

[Dave the OAP]

Gutted for him, pretty sure he would of shown great pride in representing Great Britain. more so than Micah Richards without a doubt.

this.

f***ing rediculous decision.

 

[herecomesaregular]

Pearce is a fool. No one is taking the olympic football seriously. Picking Beckham would have raised interest and profile, which is really what it's about. Beckham is one reason why we got the nod over the French in the first place.

I wonder if his representative will come out with he's been 'shown a lack of respect'.

And Micah Richards - joke surely?

 

[brakespear]

Football should not be in the Olympics anyway.

That.

 

[Icy Gull]

Picking Beckham would have raised interest and profile, which is really what it's about.

I think the Olympics is big enough not to need Beckham to raise it's profile.

 

[Aadam]

Bellamy is playing in a proper league. Not some Mickey Mouse Cup.

I'm glad Pearce is treating the tournamnet seriously. Anything else de-values it.

But isn't that exactly what the Olympics football is? It's nothing more than a Mickey Mouse Cup. Who really takes it seriously? Do you really watch it with the same interest and passion as you do England in a World Cup or Brighton?

 

[Icy Gull]

But isn't that exactly what the Olympics football is? It's nothing more than a Mickey Mouse Cup. Who really takes it seriously? Do you really watch it with the same interest and passion as you do England in a World Cup or Brighton?

When was the last time you watched your country playing football in the Olympics then? There's only a lack of interest because we haven't taken part I'd suggest so let's not make it a Circus.

 

[trueblue]

Good. It's a major sporting event - not a testimonial.

 

[severnside gull]

should have been manager

 

[Janbha]

i guess that means he will be lighting the burner then .

 

[Common as Mook]

When was the last time you watched your country playing football in the Olympics then? There's only a lack of interest because we haven't taken part I'd suggest so let's not make it a Circus.

saved me writing it. This.

the David Beckham fanboy schmaltz has been a joke for too long. Time for it to end. Well done Psycho!

 

[Aadam]

When was the last time you watched your country playing football in the Olympics then? There's only a lack of interest because we haven't taken part I'd suggest so let's not make it a Circus.

Sorry, fixed. But my point still stands. One good (in my opinion) player will not make it a circus, but will increase the interest in it.

But isn't that exactly what the Olympics football is? It's nothing more than a Mickey Mouse Cup. Who will really take it seriously? Will you really watch it with the same interest and passion as you do England in a World Cup or Brighton?