Ferguson approached to lead Great Britain football team
Sunday, 24 Aug 2008 20:07
Sir Alex Ferguson would be a perfect candidate to lead Team GB
Prime minister Gordon Brown has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson has been approached to lead a potential 2012 Olympic Great Britain football team.
Great Britain have not had a football team compete at the Olympics since 1960, but the 2012 organising committee are thought to be eager to have a home football team compete in London 2012.
The International Olympic Association (IOC) have yet to give the go-ahead for a Great Britain football team, but Mr Brown said Lord Sebastian Coe had already held informal talks with Ferguson in regards to managing Team GB.
"I've been talking to Fifa, The Football Association and Sepp Blatter and he's going to try and make it possible for us to have a team at the Olympics, " said the prime minister.
"Then we'll talk to the other football associations and we'll see who wants to be part of this and maybe we'll get a manager that everybody is happy with.
"I know Sir Alex Ferguson has been approached by Seb Coe. These are things that are possible. Alex Ferguson has got to be formally approached of course."
Ferguson has in the past been strongly linked with leading a potential Great Britain football team, but has refused to confirm if he would be interested in the position.
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Manchester United manager has admitted he will stand down from the Old Trafford hot seat in the next two to three years. This would in theory free him up to take the Great Britain job.