User blog comment:Porterfield/Great Britain Football Team at London 2012/@comment-75.82.113.114-20110623072311

They're worried about FIFA keeping their word since the sport's governing body isn't exactly known for practicing integrity or transparency. I understand where you're coming from, especially if your loyalties in Scottish football are anything to go by, and I would've loved to see players like Ryan Giggs, the late George Best, and even Craig Bellamy get their shot at some international silverware while barreling down the wings for a unified British team, but I honestly believe that many of the British footballers who aren't English share the same sentiment in this situation as Craig Brown. Why not football? Because of all the sports, it is the most prominent extension of a nation's identity. The notion of a unified team means all of these nations' efforts to carve out their own niche not just in sports, but for international recognition as an autonomous entity, even for a one-off, would be all for naught...but that's just my opinion.