London 2012 Olympics – Unofficial News and InformationNews and events for the London 2012 Olympics27 July - 12 August 2012 - London, Great Britain |
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Africa is unlikely to host the Olympics for at least 20 years despite the success of the soccer World Cup in South Africa which gave rise to hopes the continent might bid to host the Games soon, an IOC official told Reuters.
The start of the 2012-13 English soccer season will be delayed so as not to clash with the 2012 Olympics, London Games chiefs said on Thursday.
As the soccer World Cup in South Africa builds up to a climax, questions are being asked about what will happen to its new stadiums once the fans have gone home.
The Ricoh stadium, home to England’s second-tier Coventry City, will be used to stage games at the 2012 Olympics, organisers said on Thursday.
Uncertainty over whether a soccer club will move into the main Olympic stadium after the London 2012 Games is undermining overall legacy planning, a London Assembly report said on Tuesday.
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson, who was named as a possible coach of the British soccer team for the 2012 Olympics last week, said he would be happy to take the job if it was offered to him.
The coach of the first British soccer team to take part in the Olympics for almost 40 years should be named this year, English FA chairman David Triesman said on Friday.
Villa Park, home of Premier League club Aston Villa, has been dropped as one of the soccer venues for the London 2012 Olympic, organisers said on Monday.
The FAs of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland reiterate their opposition to a Great Britain Olympic team.
