British Olympic officials will again try to persuade the UK’s four football associations to enter British men’s and women’s football teams for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, The Guardian reported on 21 August.
The English FA was in favour of entering teams for the Rio Games, but the respective associations of the remaining Home Nations were against such a move, due to concerns it would affect their independent status, despite reassurances from the sport’s governing body FIFA. Their opposition may scupper hopes of British teams competing in Tokyo as well.