BOA chief blasts Blatter over Bale ban talk

Welshman Bale withdrew from the Games with a back injury, but played in a friendly for his club before Britain's first match against Senegal on Thursday.

Blatter suggested earlier this week that football's governing body could ban the 23-year-old winger if the British team lodged a complaint.

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