2006-06-28 22:26:26 · 12 answers · asked by edlangmead 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Association Football was first regulated by the English - and the first internationals were between English & Scottish sides. So since the beginning we've always been seperate for football.
The modern olympics weren't invented by us, so we have to abide by someone else's rules :D
2006-06-28 22:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by doucomms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But in the commonwealth games the countries participate as single nations. In most sports we participate as great britain, but football does seem to be an anomaly. We do not participate in the Olympic games football as it would have to be a Great Britain team, and we do not have a set up, i.e. managment, coaching, selection process for such a team, this is why we have not competed since it was last a purely amateur tournament. One of the worries is that if we sent a Great Britain team to the Olympics, then other countries would say that we should enter the world cup as Great Britain, and that would mean improved chances of qualification for other eurpoean countries. I don't know how they will get round the London Olympics problem, perhpas not have a team.
2006-06-28 23:41:13 · answer #2 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Great Britain is made up of four countries : England Wales, Scotland, Ireland. The world cup is country v country.
2006-06-29 06:56:33 · answer #3 · answered by ligiersaredevilspawn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The United Kingdom competes as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympics, and prior to Irish independence competed as Great Britain and Ireland.
2006-06-28 22:36:37 · answer #4 · answered by D for drunk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The home nations have always played separately, not as a British or a UK team.
It's just the way the sport has evolved. The London 2012 Olympics will be interesting as we will need a football team, but it will be a 'British' one.
More than likely it will be a English team with a token Northern Ireland player, as Scotland will not participate, and it looks that Wales aren't interested either
2006-06-28 22:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by Paul C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all the players on the English squad where born in England .and players in the Olympics were born anywhere in the UK.eg . England Scotland . whales.etc
2006-06-28 22:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because if the international places that make up great britain stay seperate interior of Fifa, britain has 4 votes on the conferences. That way they're sure to get the biscuits they favor.....
2016-11-29 23:12:04 · answer #7 · answered by jarrett 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know. It just seems to incite loads of racism when we play seperately in football so maybe its about time we did play as Great Britain.
2006-06-28 22:32:22 · answer #8 · answered by Showaddywaddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presumably the IOC and FIFA have different requirements regarding sovereignty. Scotland and Wales are not sovereign nations.
2006-06-28 22:32:03 · answer #9 · answered by Slippery_Jim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ERMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM because in football Scotland Ireland wales and England all have there own football teams
2006-06-29 02:02:46 · answer #10 · answered by sharon B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋