Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey has expressed his desire to play in the Olympics for Team GB. The comments from the articulate 20-year-old Arsenal star will further pile the pressure on the FA of Wales to relent over their hard-line reluctance to let their leading players participate in the 2012 Games.

Ramsey’s remarks, made during an interview with a Scottish newspaper, will also be seized upon by the pro-Team GB lobby.

Huge political pressure continues to be placed on Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to join forces with England for the one-off event.