The Barcelona insists on not giving in to Messi for the Games

The Barcelona has ratified before the Fifa its position not to give Leo Messi in the selection argentina for the Olympic Games in Beijing and reiterated its proposal for a "consensual solution" which was rejected by the football associations of Argentina (AFA), Messi which play the first leg of the previous round of the Champions League and then play the Olympic tournament from the quarterfinals.

This Thursday, has been reported to FC Barcelona, through the Spanish Football Federation, the circular number 1,153 of the FIF in which its president, Joseph S. Blatter reiterated the obligation to release players under the age of 23 years for the Olympic Games, based on customary law. The Barcelona has answered the letter reiterating that the rules of the Fife "does not oblige clubs to release this."

The club confirmed the content of his earlier writings in this regard and reiterated the proposal of "consensual solution" which was rejected in its day by the AFA, said the club. The proposal is that Messi plays the first leg (12 or August 13) from the previous Champions and then go to the Games, which lost the first phase of the tournament and will be incorporated to play the quarterfinals if Argentina obtain classification.

It also stressed that he has received the backing of the association of European Club (ECA) and the professional football league. Messi, meanwhile, continues its preseason with Barcelona in Scotland.