An Olympic gold medal is a pretty big deal already, but this was not
just about the final, it was about the future; the first glimpse that
Pep Guardiola might reach Messi in a way that no one else could. The
battle went back and forth; Argentina wanted Messi to be at the
Olympics; Barcelona, who had a Champions League qualifier to worry
about, did not. Rules and regulations were quoted, arguments and
counter-arguments expressed.
Everyone had a say and in the middle of it all was Messi. He wanted
to play, of course, but he kept quiet. All he could do would wait, even
if Diego Maradona didn't think so. "Messi should be more of a man," he
said. FIFA declared that Messi had to go to the Olympics, so Messi
headed off to China. Meanwhile, the case was heard at the Court of
Arbitration for Sport, who ruled that Messi should rejoin Barcelona. All
the battle, all the effort, all the expense and Barcelona have finally
won.
A club/country battle nearly prevented Messi from playing at the 2008 Olympics but he went on to win gold.
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