Egypt Olympic 1 v Lebanon (senior) 1 in Arab Nations Cup this morning, meaning Egypt failed to make the semis, finishing third in their group behind Iraq and Sudan.
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Team Great Britain: three over-age players revealed - no Becks. Full squad named in next few days:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18624174
Pearce, who watched Beckham play for Los Angeles Galaxy in the United States last week, picked Manchester City defender Micah Richards ahead of him.
Pearce rang Beckham on Wednesday night to tell him the news, explaining that he wanted more defensive cover in the squad.
Richards has been included alongside Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs and Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy as the three over-age players.
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Michael McGlinchey - only Scottish footballer at the Olympics it seems - none likely in Pearce's squad - so gaining attention in Scottish media:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/world-football/2012/07/01/ex-celtic-star-michael-mcglinchey-could-be-only-scottish-footballer-at-olympics-after-new-zealand-call-up-86908-23902818/
Ex-Celtic Star Michael McGlinchey Could Be Only Scottish Footballer at Olympics after New Zealand Call-up
Jul 1 2012 by Scott McDermott, Sunday Mail
Michael McGlinchey has the chance of a lifetime to play football at the Olympics – and says it’s a crying shame more Scots won’t be joining him.
The Glasgow-born New Zealand international has been called up as one of the All Whites’ over-age players for the Games in London this summer.
He was stunned when he found that, along with QPR defender Ryan Nelsen and Kiwi striker Shane Smeltz, he’d be spearheading their bid for a medal.
Since McGlinchey left Celtic three years ago he has settled at Australian club Central Coast Mariners and become a regular for his adopted country.
The former Scotland Under-19 starlet is ecstatic at the prospect of featuring in the Olympics – and can’t believe Team GB boss Stuart Pearce has snubbed all the tartan talent.
Celtic told coach Pearce that James Forrest wouldn’t be available for selection while the SFA have constantly repeated their stance against Scots being picked for the GB side.
The likes of Jordan Rhodes, Barry Bannan and Steven Fletcher had agreed to play but they were left out of the 18-man squad.
And McGlinchey said: “It’s a shame that more young Scottish players won’t get a genuine once-in-a-lifetime chance to play at the Olympics.
“I can understand Celtic wanting to pull the likes of Forrest out due to the Champions League qualifiers but it should be the players’ decisions.
“I’m so grateful to my club for giving me a month off to play at the Olympics. It’s a tournament any player would want to be involved in and it’s sad that more Scots won’t be part of the GB team.
“I might be the only ‘Scot’ playing football at the Olympics, which is strange. But I’ve had a rollercoaster three years since moving to Australia – getting to the World Cup with New Zealand and now this.