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Why does Great Britain compete in the Olympics as Great Britain…
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:18 pm
But in the World Cup as four individual nations?
What’s the reasoning behind wales and England having separate World Cup teams but both contributing to Team GB for the Olympics.
What’s the reasoning behind wales and England having separate World Cup teams but both contributing to Team GB for the Olympics.
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Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:21 pm to jlovel7
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This post was edited on 11/20/22 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:22 pm to jlovel7
Probably bc there’s a frick ton of different sports in the Olympics, and it’s harder to find enough athletes from niche sports to field a competitive Olympic team strictly from Wales, but soccer is a hugely popular sport with a lot more athletes to choose from? 
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:25 pm to jlovel7
It’s dumb if you ask me. GB would be a power house. Plus they wouldn’t need to steal African players like France.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:36 pm to jlovel7
Minor point, but I think you mean United Kingdom. Great Britain doesn’t include Northern Ireland.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:39 pm to Auburn80
I did not know that. Cool fact
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:40 pm to jlovel7
Top British nations:
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales
Pengland is not a top 3 British nation in my book
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales
Pengland is not a top 3 British nation in my book
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:42 pm to BowlJackson
Other than Gareth Bale and Ryan Giggs, two players separated by 15 years, pretty much no one from Scotland, Wales, or N. Ireland would have been a consistent starter for a United GB team.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:50 pm to Auburn80
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Minor point, but I think you mean United Kingdom. Great Britain doesn’t include Northern Ireland.
They compete as Great Britain in the Olympics, not as the United Kingdom.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:51 pm to Keys Open Doors
Robertson and maybe Tierney would get a shout at left back. Prime Ramsey would probably have started a few matches.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:55 pm to Auburn80
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Minor point, but I think you mean United Kingdom
They compete as Great Britain (GBR) in the Olympics which may include Northern Ireland. Those athletes have the option to represent GBR or Ireland.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 12:57 pm to jlovel7
Consolidating them wouldn’t make them much better. Less than 5 outside of England would even be in consideration
And having separate FAs is vital to the people in Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland. Their heritages have been eroded enough and they need to be able to hold on to something
You don’t get a belting of Yma o Hyd (“We’re still here”) under 1 FA
And having separate FAs is vital to the people in Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland. Their heritages have been eroded enough and they need to be able to hold on to something
You don’t get a belting of Yma o Hyd (“We’re still here”) under 1 FA
This post was edited on 11/20/22 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 11/20/22 at 1:06 pm to Ancient Astronaut
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GB would be a power house.
Lol no, basically the entire squad would be English
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Plus they wouldn’t need to steal African players like France.
Who has England stole from African countries
It’s actually the other way around
African countries poaching English born players with African parents or grandparents
Posted on 11/20/22 at 2:48 pm to RemouladeSawce
That was beautiful
Posted on 11/20/22 at 2:56 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Other than Gareth Bale and Ryan Giggs, two players separated by 15 years, pretty much no one from Scotland, Wales, or N. Ireland would have been a consistent starter for a United GB team.
George Best
Posted on 11/20/22 at 4:58 pm to S
Northern Ireland is not British. It is part of the UK though.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 4:59 pm to jlovel7
Because kickball is their big thing.
Posted on 11/20/22 at 5:00 pm to loweralabamatrojan
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Northern Ireland is not British.
The loyalist population in the six counties 100% consider themselves British
This post was edited on 11/20/22 at 5:01 pm
Posted on 11/20/22 at 5:35 pm to Ancient Astronaut
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It’s dumb if you ask me. GB would be a power house. Plus they wouldn’t need to steal African players like France.
England already is a powerhouse, and nobody from Wales, Scotland or N.Ireland would be good enough to play for Great Britain. It would just be England players.
This post was edited on 11/20/22 at 5:36 pm
Posted on 11/20/22 at 5:41 pm to Keys Open Doors
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Other than Gareth Bale and Ryan Giggs, two players separated by 15 years, pretty much no one from Scotland, Wales, or N. Ireland would have been a consistent starter for a United GB team.
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