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Lionel Messi Olympics 2024: Will Argentina’s World Cup winning footballer Lionel Messi be seen playing in the next Olympics? The answer to this question has been found. Messi himself has made it clear that he will not play in this Olympics. Citing his advancing age, the veteran footballer said that now is not the time to play in every tournament. He said that one’s workload needs to be managed very carefully. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is currently busy preparing for the Copa America tournament. The Argentine team is the winner of the Copa America and this time they will be eyeing to win the tournament again. The Copa America tournament will be played in America from June 20 to July 14.
That age is no more
Lionel Messi won the gold medal for Argentina at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Under-23 coach Javier Mascherano was his teammate at the time. Now Javier sent an invitation to Messi to join the team especially for the Olympics. In fact, teams are allowed to carry three overage players for the Olympics. Seeing him, Xavier put the matter before Messi. Speaking to ESPN, Messi said he had spoken to Mascherano about it. The truth is that we both understand the situation. He said it’s hard to even think about the Olympics right now. We are in the Copa America. Have to stay away from the club for at least two-three months. Then I am not at the age where I see myself playing in every tournament.
Said – I am lucky
Messi further said that I am very lucky that I got the chance to play in the Olympics. Here I won together with Mascherano. The Olympic and U-20 memories are very special. Messi is in America preparing for the Copa America with his national team. Argentina are the previous champions of this tournament. Under the leadership of Messi, Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. Former Barcelona star Messi has a contract with Inter Miami until the end of the 2025 season. He said the decision to come here from Europe was difficult. Being world champion helped a lot and gave me a chance to see things differently. But I don’t think about it. I try to enjoy the game.
