Teams are allowed to include three over-age players (Picture: Getty Images)Lionel Messi could play at this summer’s Paris Olympics as one of three permitted over-age players after being invited to join the Argentina squad by Javier Mascherano. ‘Everyone already knows my relationship with Leo, the friendship I have,’ said the former Barcelona midfielder after securing Olympic qualification. If Argentina reach the final, Messi would only have 10 days off before the Olympic tournament begins on July 24. Along with the FIFA World Cup, the Olympic Games are the biggest sports event in the world,’ he said earlier this year. ‘The Games in Paris, 100 years after [the last time they were held in the city]… mean the world to me.

Source: Metro February 13, 2024 09:04 UTC