{"id":25293,"date":"2024-02-12T21:15:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T18:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/25293\/door-is-open-for-messi\/"},"modified":"2024-02-12T21:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T18:15:04","slug":"door-is-open-for-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=25293","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Door is open&#8217; for Messi to play at Olympics &#8211; Mascherano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Door is open&#8217; for Messi to play at Olympics &#8211; Mascherano\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lionel Messi has an open invitation to play with the Argentina Olympic team this summer, according to <em>Albiceleste<\/em> under-23 coach Javier Mascherano.<\/p>\n<p>Argentina beat reigning gold medalists Brazil 1-0 to secure a place at the Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone already knows about my relationship with Leo [Messi]the friendship I have,\u201d Mascherano said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA player like him has the doors open to accompany us [at the Olympics]so it will obviously depend on him and his commitments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Javier Mascherano and Lionel Messi played together for Argentina and Barcelona. <cite>Photo by JUAN MABROMATA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Messi, who led his country to its third World Cup title in 2022, celebrated Argentina&#39;s qualification for the Olympics by posting a photo of Mascherano&#39;s team on Instagram after Sunday&#39;s victory with the word : \u201cVAMOS!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Argentina U23 midfielder Thiago Almada says it would be a dream to have eight-time Ballon d&#39;Or winner Messi in the Olympic team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope he has the desire, that he can be there,\u201d Atlanta United&#39;s Almada said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to see how he is at that point, it would be a dream for him to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Messi won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach recently said it would be &#8220;fantastic for the Olympics to have him back at the Games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, Messi has already expressed his desire to participate in the 2024 Copa America which will take place in the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a> States from June 20 to July 14, less than two weeks before the Games begin in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>With the MLS regular season continuing uninterrupted while the Copa America takes place, Messi is expected to miss a few games with club Inter Miami.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Door is open&#8217; for Messi to play at Olympics &#8211; Mascherano\u060c Lionel Messi has an open invitation to play with the Argentina Olympic team this summer, according to Albiceleste under-23 coach Javier Mascherano. 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