Football



Stuart Pearce backs Olympic football to "galvanise Great Britain"

By Andrew Warshaw at Soccerex in Manchester

Stuart Pearce_in_front_of_Team_GB_logoMarch 28 - Stuart Pearce, who is doubling up as Great Britain's Olympic football coach as well as running the England senior team on an interim basis, says the tournament at this summer's London Games will "galvanise the country" and showcase the sport at under-23 level.





Oceania Olympic qualifiers postponed

By David Gold

Fiji v_Papua_New_Guinea_OFC_Olympic_qualifying_March_2012March 23 - The semi-finals and final day of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) men's football qualifiers for this summer's London Olympics were postponed following extreme weather conditions in Taupo, New Zealand.