West Ham United face a battle with the Olympics movement if they want to takeover the London Olympic stadium.

Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone, who was in office when the city won the right to host the 2012 Games, has warned the Hammers that the main obstacle to their hopes of moving into the Olympic stadium will be the International Olympic Committee themselves.

"The stadium was designed with the idea that perhaps a second or third division football or rugby team would go in there but the primary use would be athletics," he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"Because it is a legally binding contract, you have got to get the International Olympic Committee to agree, and their interest is athletics, not football."