Ecky: naughty girl

eckys last blog post..It hurts

I think they would not be working together as four countries as United Kingdom is the actual name of the country (as a sovereign state).

In football however, they get independent status, as they’ve always been competing against each other as ‘national’ sides even before FIFA was formed, so as a result FIFA have let them continue to play as four separate ‘countries’.

The opposition voiced mainly because they are not certain to have any players in the first XI and they probably won’t wholeheartedly support a largely English team. Also they fear this might jeopardize their chance of still competing as four separate ‘countries’ in the future.

Theoretically, they may only have a team of English players and ‘putting quotas on’ (specific number of player from each part) is a political intervention and goes against the whole concept and tradition of the Olympics, faster – higher – stronger.

Anyway, it’s jolly good if UK can sort this out and send their team. I’ll be rooting for them

true, but then he will have nothing to do and usually when he doesn’t get his doses of football he will get quite moody

*in mourning*