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Discontent between the home nation football associations means there will not be mens or womens Team GB footbal teams as the Rio Olympic Games in 2016.

The government vowed to build on the success of 2012, and England's success at the Women's World Cup would make them medal contenders, the British Olympic Association said they hoped they might have a team for 2020.

Lord Moynihan, a former Chairman of the BOA and former minister for sport, kicked up a fuss in the Lords last week and the sports minister the Earl of Courtown replied that it was "very disappointing".

"I understand that there's particular opposition from Wales and Scotland..., when I first became chairman the Scottish FA made it very clear to me that it's... a non-negotiable position... I just don't understand why you should be a sports administrator and not put the interests of the athletes first," he said.

Sophie Downey, co-founder of Girls On The Ball website, thinks the players should be allowed to go and preventing the teams from going is "devastating".

"For women's football we need to ride the high that has come after the World Cup after England had done so well, the Olympics is a chance to do that... in women's football it is up there with the World Cup in terms of the tournament and prestige," she said.

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