Football: Giggs to captain Team GB

LONDON: Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs was named as captain of the British football team at the London Olympics. Giggs is one of three over-age players in Stuart Pearce’s side at the 2012 Games. “Obviously I have experience and there are a lot of younger players in this squad, as captain hopefully I can pass that on to the younger players,” the winger told the Football Association’s official website. Giggs’ compatriot Craig Bellamy and Manchester City defender Micah Richards are the other two over-age players in the squad. They were picked ahead of David Beckham whose exclusion provoked a lot of debate. Giggs will lead out Team GB for the first time when they face Brazil at the Riverside Stadium on July 20.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 9^th, 2012.