Rogge wants no change to Olympic football for London 2012
June 13 – The Olympic football tournament at London 2012 seems set to retain its current format, leaving the door open for players like Wayne Rooney (pictured) to represent Britain.
Asia
Liverpool to help Indian football
June 9 – Premiership club Liverpool have signed a deal to help develop football in India as it chases its twin goals of qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics and the 2018 World Cup.
Race for Asian football role turns nasty
May 7 – FIFA vice-president Chung Mong-Joon (pictured) has launched an extraordinary attack on Asian Football Confederation (AFC) chief Mohamed bin Hammam, saying he had mental problems and needed hospital treatment.
Asian football chief backs England to host World Cup
March 20 – England deserves to host the 2018 World Cup, Mohamed Bin Hammam, the president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has said.
Blatter wants under-21 teams in Olympic football tournament
FEBRUARY 1 – FIFA PRESIDENT Sepp Blatter (pictured) wants to lower the age limit for the Olympic soccer tournament and ban the addition of three over-23 players, he said today.
English coach hopes to guide India’s footballers to London 2012
BOB HOUGHTON (pictured), the former Bristol City manager, is hoping to guide India’s footballers to the 2012 Olympics for the first time in 60 years.
FIFA deal ensures football’s participation in 2012
FIFA today agreed to adopt the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) revised drug testing code, thus avoiding another potential row over football’s future in the Olympics.
Football warned it faces axe from 2012 Olympics
MAY 11 – FOOTBALL has been warned again that it faces being dropped from the 2012 London Olympics unless it agrees to implement a worldwide code on doping that has been ratified by nearly every other major sport and Government.