LONDON (AP) A soccer team of only English players is set to represent Britain at the 2012 London Olympics. The four "home nations" — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — sent a joint letter to world soccer governing body FIFA on Friday sa... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Fri, May 29 2009
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