Argentina uncertain over Messi's availability

    Wednesday, July 23, 2008

    Argentinian Football Association president Julio Grondona admits the AFA can do nothing more than cross their fingers and hope Barcelona will release Lionel Messi for the Olympics. The Catalan club do not want the forward to travel to Beijing for next month's Games as that would rule him out of the preliminary rounds of the Champions League. FIFA president Sepp Blatter again reiterated on Wednesday that it is 'mandatory' for clubs to release players aged 23 and under for Olympic duty. But Gro ...

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