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Arsenal boss Wenger no fan of football at Olympics

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is no fan of football at the Olympic Games.

A Great Britain side is set to compete at London 2012, although the Scottish, Northern Irish and Welsh national associations have made their opposition clear.

"They will do well, because it is at home and the focus will be there usually," Wenger said of a Great Britain side.

"In the professional game we see the Olympics football as an obstacle rather than as a motivation.

"I think the Olympic Games is not about football, it is about track and field.

"Football for me never looked to be a highlight of the Olympic Games."

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