Olympic uproar as Welsh and Scots refuse to sing 'God Save the Queen'
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<span class="date-display-single">Tue, 31/07/2012</span> </div>
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<div class="glw-authors">By <span class="glwnews-article-location"><a href="/taxonomy/term/4345">Mark Moloney</a></span></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image">
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<p>British Olympics chiefs are reported by the media to be “furious” after Welsh and Scottish players with the “Team Great Britain” soccer squads did not sing “God Save the Queen” in official ceremonies before kick-off.</p>
<p>Welsh players Craig Bellamy, Joe Allen, Neil Taylor and team captain Ryan Giggs all remained tight-lipped during the anthem ahead of the July 28 match with United Arab Emirates.</p>
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