#nitpickers begone! i dont want to hear about dew point! i dont believe you dont know what a barbecue is!

[tourdion]

factors to consider:

the existence of the world cup & continental championships & there have always been various convoluted rules about players allowed to enter eg in the past only amateur players and now only under 23

the fact that the uk normally plays separately as england scotland wales & northern ireland and "team gb" generally do not enter a team and britain has only entered an olympic football team once since 1972 which was when london hosted in 2012

*ie separately as england scotland wales northern ireland (no complaints about the use of "gb" i am not on the olympic committee...)