Stuart Pearce will name his provisional 35-man
squad for the 2012 Olympics on Friday, with David Beckham, Ryan Giggs
and Craig Bellamy expected to make the cut.
Having been selected to lead Team GB in London this summer, Pearce
is in the process of piecing together plans for a gold medal push.The latest stage in that process requires him to narrow his selection down to 35 names, before naming his final 18-man squad on 6th July.
There has been a huge amount of debate as to who the overage players in Pearce's squad will be - with three players over the age of 23 allowed to be included.
England pair Rio Ferdinand and Frank Lampard
have been mentioned as potential candidates, along with Welsh duo Giggs and Bellamy.Liverpool
forward Bellamy has already announced that he will make the cut, while Manchester United stalwart Giggs is believed to be heading for a first major international tournament of his glittering career.Beckham
is also virtually guaranteed of a place in Pearce's plans due to the
influential role he played in getting the Olympics to London in the
first place.
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