12 January 2016

Olympic Games without Messi

Argentinian football manager Gerardo Martino has said that Lionel Messi will miss the Olympic Games which will start in August in Rio de Janeiro. Ballon d'Or winner wants to concentrate on Copa America Centenario which will start in June in the United States. After that tournament comes deserved summer vacation for the star, before going back to Spain for the start of the new 2016/17 season. Messi has already won a Gold Olympic medal with Argentina in Beijing 2008.
Because of tight schedule of games, Martino has added that 'common sense' dictates that Messi and several other important Argentinian players have to appear only in Copa America. Beside qualification for the World Cup, this proves that this competition is considered to be one of the major event for Martino.

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