The Fife forced to Barcelona to liberate Messi for the Games

Barcelona will have to rid the Argentine striker Lionel Messi to play with his selection of the Beijing Games, has decided today as the sole judge of the Player Status Committee of Fifa, the Tunisian Slim Aloulou. The Emergency Committee of the Fifa meeting in Zurich (Switzerland), had already ruled that the release of players younger than 23 years for the Olympic soccer tournament is mandatory, something that has ratified today the single judge. Joan Laporta, president of Barcelona, has already announced that if the decision of the Fife club was not willing to resort to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).



The single judge has dismissed the argument that the clubs Olympic tournament coincides with club competitions like the Champions League. "The international calendar of matches not have any importance at the time it is established whether the clubs are obliged to release their players for the Olympic soccer tournament male, "says in its communiqué Aloulou. Another of the arguments used by Fifa to maintain mandatory assign players Under 23 at the Olympic tournament is that there has never been revoked and that this legislation clubs since 1988 have always agreed to release their players.

In this regard, the statement said that the Congress of the Fifa 1988, had resolved that all players under 23 years were eligible for the Olympic soccer tournament and that the male Emergency Committee also pointed out that this principle had been confirmed in the Fifa Congress in 2006. The single judge also considered in its verdict that the Olympic Games.

They represent a unique opportunity for athletes from any sport and that, therefore, could not to be justified to prevent any player younger than 23 years participate in this event if his team had been classified representative

At two in the afternoon, with half an hour behind schedule, the small plane took off eight seats from El Prat Airport. For Leo, appearing tiring and rictus of pain for the injury suffered in Valencia, accompanied him were his father and his brother Jorge Rodrigo. The plane also went Txiki Begiristain and Albert Perrín addition to a team that conducted a Barca TV exclusive interview with the star of Rosario. Leo arrived in Zurich an hour and twenty minutes later. From the airport went directly to the Bernhard Theater in the Swiss town, the theater adjacent to the Opera House, to share a press conference with two other great player, Brazilian Kaka and Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. Leo wore chándal and sneakers. An outfit which later changed by a black suit, tie and shoes well lustrosos.

It is very beautiful to be here
Surely this has been one of the happiest moments of my life. It means a lot to have been among the three best players in the world. It is a reward for all the hard times I spent over my career

There are many things that I remember, but above all I want dedicárselo my family and those who have always been at my side, in good times and bad

If compensates for the injury after having come into the show Cup?

Before the Valencia showed that the team is in a bad way and who knows how to play well and win with authority. I am absolutely convinced that without me the team will also be able to impose Real Madrid. We are not going to feel anything for the low

WINNING
of this I have no doubt the most minimal

Ronaldinho

It made me very strange not to see him in the Opera House because I believe that is still the number one in the world

His best memories of the year 2007 with the T-shirt Barca

Although not win, only empatamos, I was lucky enough to make the three goals from Barca in a very special and intense duel