Olympic coach flying to US to assess David Beckham
Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 by YAHOO Sport
WEMBLEY, England (AP) Britain's Olympic team coach Stuart Pearce will travel to the United States next week to watch David Beckham play for the Los Angeles Galaxy.
The 36-year-old midfielder has been included in an 80-match shortlist that must be whittled down to 18 players.
Beckham will have his chance to convince Pearce that he can fill one of the three squad places for players over age 23 when the coach watches the Galaxy's May 2 match against the Seattle Sounders.
Pearce says Beckham ''has been a great ambassador for this country and the Olympics, but that's no recommendation that he will get in the squad and that's fair and square across the board for all players.''
Britain's opening match at the Olympics is against Senegal at Old Trafford on July 26.
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