Wembley, Oct 20: Stuart Pearce said he hopes to select a squad from all four home nations when he coaches Britain's first Olympic football team in 52 years, while Scotland reiterated that its players should not take part in next year's London Games.
Britain has not fielded an Olympic football team since 1960 because Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland fear losing their independence within FIFA. The world body has assured the federations their status won't be affected by participating in the 16-nation Olympic tournament.
"I am certainly not going into this job only looking to select English players," Pearce said at Wembley Stadium, where the Olympic final will be played on Aug. 11. "This should if possible be made up of players from all the home nations ... If I was a player I would be certainly be doing everything I could to be put up for selection."
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