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Men's Football Tournament 26th July - 11th August 2012Venues -Wembley, London 90,000Old Trafford, Manchester 76,000Millennium, Cardiff 74,500St James Park, Newcastle 52,000Hampden Park, Glasgow 52,000Ricoh Arena, Coventry 32,500
Group A: Great Britain, Senegal, United Arab Emirates,
UruguayGroup B: Mexico, South Korea, Gabon, SwitzerlandGroup C: Brazil, Egypt, Belarus, New ZealandGroup D: Spain, Japan, Honduras, Morocco
1st round - 26th July, 29th July, 1st AugustQuarter-Finals - 4th August (London, Manchester, Newcastle & Cardiff)Semi-Finals - 7th August (London & Manchester)Bronze medal match - 10th August (Cardiff)Final - 11th August (London)Bookies' favourites in order: Brazil, Spain, Great Britain, Uruguay, Switzerland, Mexico, South
Korea, Japan, Egypt, Belarus, Senegal, Morocco, Gabon, Honduras, U.
London 2012 Chief and former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe has said he will
focus uniquely on athletics following next summer's games, quashing hopes he may
develop his career in football politics instead.
"My focus post-2012 will be track and field, absolutely," Coe told Reuters.
West Ham United have beaten Tottenham Hotspur to London's Olympic Stadium, according to the
BBC.
After a bitter battle between the two London clubs, the East Londoners are set to be
announced as the Olympic Park Legacy Committee's preferred tenant.
Tottenham Hotspur have released an artist's impression of their desired new 60,000-seat
home on the site of London's Olympic Stadium.
After it was initially thought Spurs were merely seeking leverage to
persuade Haringey Council to approve their White Hart Lane redevelopment, the picture leaves no
doubt that Stratford is their intended destination in 2012.
Football and the Olympics does matter after all.
By the end of this week either Tottenham Hotspur or West Ham United will be in pole position to
take over London's Olympic Stadium once the flame goes out on the 12th of August 2012. The battle
for Stratford has turned into a fire-fight between two capital clubs with all
manner of voices wading in, from politicians to Pelé.
