England striker
Wayne Rooney could play for Great Britain at the Olympic Games in London next summer.
Rooney is banned for the first three matches of Euro 2012 but, on the day Stuart Pearce was named the head coach of Team GB men’s team, it was suggested he may be available for the Olympics.
The Football Association has previously intimated no players involved in Euro 2012 would be picked for the Games.
But, asked if Rooney might figure if England don’t make it out of their group, Club England managing director Adrian Bevington did not rule out the idea.
‘Our real hope and aspiration is that Wayne can be available for the European Championships,’ he said.
‘Once we know where we stand there, it is one for Stuart with Fabio Capello.’
Capello is likely to pick Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck and Phil Jones, all of whom are eligible for the Olympics.
But asked whether players could now play at both, Bevington said: ‘What we don’t want to do is lock ourselves in.
‘We are not going to lock ourselves into a situation which says no one who goes to the Euros can go to the Olympics.
‘Any of those situations would have to be managed sensibly and sensitively.’
