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Wales fans unhappy with Tottenham's Bale

Wales fans are unhappy with Tottenham star Gareth Bale snapped modeling a Great Britain shirt for the London Olympics.

Vince Alm believes that using a photograph of the Tottenham midfielder posing in a Team GB supporters' shirt is another step towards the Football Associations of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland losing their international identity.

"We're against Team GB," Alm said. "We think it's the thin end of the wedge for FIFA to take away the four home nations' power base.

"I can understand why Gareth has done it. We are Welsh and we are British. The main issue we have is with losing our international identity.

"The majority of Welsh supporters are against it. You can get away with the England and Wales cricket board, you can get away with it with rugby, but football is totally different.

"This could be the end of the home unions and I think that would be sad."

Bale's decision to be the first player to pose in the shirt is controversial, and FA of Wales chief executive Jonathan Ford was remaining firm on the issue.

"Our position remains unchanged," he told the BBC. "We are not for Team GB. Gareth can make his own choices and make his own decisions, but we are not going to stop anyone playing."

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