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London Olympics 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has said David Beckham still has two very clear roles to play during the games despite getting snubbed from Stuart Pearce's Team GB. Former Manchester United midfielder Beckham was a key figure in the bid team that helped secure the Games in 2005, and has been one of the most visible celebrity supporters of it in the years since. Many had anticipated his hard work for the cause would help him win one of the three over-age player slots in Team GB's football team but Pearce opted not to take the former England captain. Since his omission was revealed, speculation has mounted over what role Beckham might play. Coe admitted that had already been discussed and expects to make the nature of the Beckham's responsibilities clear soon. "'He was not only alongside us when we won (the right to host the Olympics), he was alongside us when we threw our hats in the ring. He's a north-east London boy, he knows what sports means in those areas, and he's probably one of our longest and truest supporters," The Daily Mail quoted Coe, as saying. "We are scoping a role for him at the moment... I actually spoke to him over the course of the weekend. We're working on it, but you'll have to watch this space," he added. "He will be in London with us and he will have two very clear roles within the Games. He will be more than an ambassador given what he has done, the commitment he has given and the amount of time he has spent with us in London on this project," he said.

Lord Coe says 'dumped' Beckham still has two clear roles to play in Olympics