The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has expressed that Argentina’s celebrity Lionel Messi has the chance to “make history once more” by representing his nationwide group on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Messi final 12 months gained the World Cup in Qatar and likewise has an Olympic gold medal from Beijing 2008.
“For Lionel Messi, it would mean a chance to write history once again. He could be the only player in history to have two gold medals and a World Cup,” Bach informed reporters throughout a go to to Argentina, in accordance with the Inside the Games news portal on Thursday.
The males’s Olympic soccer event is an under-23 competitors, with solely three overage gamers allowed.
“I don’t want to interfere in the decisions of the coach, but it would be a great opportunity for Messi,” Bach stated.
“If he plays, Argentina would have a higher chance of winning the gold medal; it would be fantastic for football and the Olympic Games.”
Last month, Argentina’s Olympic coach Javier Mascherano stated he wish to have Messi in his squad. The nationwide group, nevertheless, has not but secured their spot at Paris 2024, because the South American qualifiers are scheduled for January and February.
For Messi, nevertheless, there may be one other subject: He is more likely to play subsequent 12 months’s Copa America from June 20-July 14 within the United States.
The soccer event on the Olympics is because of begin solely 10 days after the Copa America last.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
