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By Nathan Lowe<\/h3>\n

28 May 2011 20:05:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n
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Tottenham<\/a> winger Gareth Bale<\/a> has revealed his hope to participate in the 2012 Olympic games.<\/p>\n

Plans to create a Great Britain team are still on hold as the Irish, Scottish, and Welsh football associations remain hesitant to merge with an English team for the occasion.<\/p>\n

But the Welshman is keen to play some part if he can.<\/p>\n

“I want to play in the Olympics. I think it would be a great experience,” Bale said at the Sony Stadium during the Champions Festival at Hyde Park.<\/p>\n

“At the moment Wales haven’t qualified for a major tournament in I don’t know how many years so it would be nice to play in one against the best countries in the world.<\/p>\n

“You see it with the British and Irish Lions in the rugby, they come together as a unit and play against other countries.<\/p>\n

“It’s great and there’s no reason why that can’t happen with the football.”<\/p>\n

“The crowds would be piling in to watch us. It would be a great atmosphere and experience for us.<\/p>\n

“I’m not really sure how it works with who can play though. That’s something that Wales would decide.”<\/p>\n

The Irish, Scottish, and Welsh FAs are reportedly reluctant to merge with England to create a ‘Team GB’ because of such a precedent it would set, although Fifa have repeatedly assured the nations that the could still compete as independent nations after the Olympics.<\/p>\n

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