Craig Dawson for Olympic Squad

Date published: 03 July 2012


Rochdale born and bred, Craig Dawson, has been selected to play for team GB’s Olympic Squad.

The defender is one of 18 players to be chosen by Stuart Pearce for the event in London.

He will join the team on July 8 and the group matches will get under way on July 26, when they will play Senegal at Old Trafford.

Further matches are against United Arab Emirates and Uruguay.

Dawson played for Rochdale AFC and now plays for West Brom in the Premier League.

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