A GROUP of Scotland-linked MPs have backed the idea of a united British football team competing at the 2012 London Olympics.

THE Scottish Government have claimed that FIFA should investigate claims from a Westminster Minister that they would back a united British football team for London 2012, a move that could jeopardise the participation of the four Home Countries in the 2010 World Cup.

THE British Olympic Association (BOA) are set to turn down the opportunity to play in next year's Olympic football tournament in Beijing even though the performance of England's Under-21 men at the European Championships has earned them the right to compete.

THE British Olympic Association (BOA) are set to turn down the opportunity to play in next year's Olympic football tournament in Beijing even though the performance of England's Under-21 men at the European Championships has earned them the right to compete.

August 29 - Jack Warner (pictured), one of the most influential members of FIFA's ruling Executive Committee, which will decide whether England hosts the 2018 World Cup or not, has visited Sheffield.

GORDON BROWN (pictured), the Scot who is tipped to replace Tony Blair as Prime Minister later this year, has said that he expects a united British football team to compete in the 2012 London Olympics.

ALEX SALMOND (pictured), the leader of the Scottish National Party, and former England winger Steve Coppell have condemned the call from Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown for a united British football team to compete in the 2012 Olympics.

INFLUENTIAL FIFA member Jack Warner (pictured), who could hold the key to England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, has repeated his attack on English football's negative view about football in the Caribbean.

August 28 - Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured), the manager of Manchester United, will not coach Britian's Olympic team at London 2012 because he is not English, the chairman of the Football Association said today.

August 28 - Michel Platini (pictured), the President of European governing body UEFA, has praised the efforts of England to stamp out hooliganism at football matches.

LONDON 2012 have denied a newspaper story that Sebastian Coe (pictured) said “F*** ’em” after being asked about objections from Wales and Scotland to the idea of a British Olympic football team and said that they consulted lawyers.