Giggs is the second oldest footballer in the history of the Olympic Games

Welshman Ryan Giggs (38), one of three players over the age of 23 in the Great Britain football team at the London Olympics, will be the second oldest footballer in the history of the most important sporting event.

The record belongs to Guatemalan goalkeeper Ricardo Piccinini, who played at the 1988 Seoul Games as a 39-year-old.

Among the 18 footballers from Great Britain invited by Stuart Pearce, there are only Englishmen and Welshmen.

Craig Bellamy and Manchester City defender Micah Richards are also over 23.