Argentina have Messi and can not fail

In Athens 2004 and after 52 years of waiting, the Argentine sport again become a gold medal at the Games, thanks to football. Moreover, this discipline won its first Olympic success. Today, the Selection ‘Albiceleste’, with Lionel Messi and compiled a star has a responsibility to defend the title.

Following the announcement of the Barcelona star on its secure presence in the Olympic Games in Beijing, some breathed relieved bearing in mind that in addition to combined formed by Gago, Mascherano, Lavezzi, Riquelme, ‘Kun’ Agüero, among other cracks, never presea may escapársele the maximum.

However, in his country, there are voices who speak an unwavering lack of character on the part of the ‘Flea’ Rosario. He was tried in the media “should shut up when talk”, “not to give the face” and “wash their hands” in a situation where he had placed firm. Until Diego Maradona will recrimino the fact “no escape for Beijing.”

At age 21, the player most destabilising the world, is the highest in the huge idol FC Barcelona of Spain, winner U-20 World Cup with Argentina in the 2005 World Netherlands, along with many players who today form the basis of this Olympic team in Beijing a few days Pisa.

However, Lionel Messi, still lacks a performance with his consecration selected in the eyes of all their compatriots, an opportunity that is offered in the expected competition from the east, which may not let go.

Argentina, commanded by former world champion in Mexico 1986 Sergio Batista, will face in the Olympic tournament on August 7 in Ivory Coast-his rival more complicated-to Australia on 10 and Serbia and Montenegro 13.

The rivals, a priori, not too difficult to oppose Messi, Riquelme, Agüero and company, though, appears on the horizon Brazil Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato, who despite not having Robinho and Kaka aims to get gold, single prize missing from the showcase of pentacampeones world.

In the Chinese land, Messi will miss some ‘difficulties’ he had with the shirt of his country, like banking remain in power without struggle in the quarter-finals of Germany 2006 on the orders of Jose Pekerman, to be what everyone expect it to be.

The challenge then is to emulate Charles’ Apache ‘Tevez, and figure scorer in Athens 2004, to reach back to the podium as high as one team in Athens which led Marcelo Bielsa.

Barcelona Fife requires a solution in the case Messi

The coach Lionel Messi of Barcelona, Josep Guardiola, has called the president of Fifa, the Swiss Joseph Blatter to take a determination immediately to resolve the issue of Argentine Lionel Messi, about her participation in the Games in Beijing, refuses to what the Spanish club.

“Messi knows that he is as important as any team masseur or someone else in the dressing room. Having said that, I think that Blatter should decide now. In the end, Leo has no blame for this situation. Blatter would have to sit and watch the rules and decide if it stays with us or are going to the Games “, he said the new coach of Barcelona.

“In the end, the victim is Leo. And enough is enough. We have two or three weeks. Some say one thing, others say another. It is so simple that he (Blatter) is in charge and if you read the rules must decide: ‘Leo stays in Barcelona,’ Case closed. ‘Leo is going to the Games’ Case closed, “said the Barcelona coach.

For the new coach of Barcelona “the theme and tired”, and called for a final determination that Leo “focus,” because it understands that this is “what you’re asking him” and therefore calls upon the Fifa “and to pronounce”.

Robinho would be signing the “bomb” in Barcelona

FC Barcelona is interested in Brazilian striker move to Real Madrid, Robinho, “who thrilled to Pep Guardiola,” Catalan club’s coach, published on Thursday the daily Mundo Deportivo. The signing of Robinho for FC Barcelona would be the “bomb” in the summer (boreal).

The signing of Robinho for FC Barcelona would be the “bomb” in the summer (boreal). “The striker wants to leave Real Madrid and (madrididista president, Ramon) Calderon already knows interest Barca,” the daily Catalan subtitles. Mundo Deportivo that if “card to FC Barcelona Madrid Robinho would pump said summer” and recalled that somehow the news had been “advanced yesterday (Wednesday) by MD in which the club ensured that Barca will recruit a media front with the money they get from sales of Ronaldinho and Eto’o. “

The daily said to be able to “move that the player who would fill the aspirations of both Pep Guardiola as Joan Laporta would be Robinho.”

Besides the sporting aspects, the daily stressed that achieving that goal “would be marked somewhat important for the Assembly of Compromisarios to be held in September or October”, where Laporta consult if they want to continue as head of the institution until end the mandate.

“Among other things, because they would snatch a crack media to eternal rival and also because the Brazilian football level, it offers something that is very expensive purchase today: imbalance,” reinforced the newspaper before admitting that “Robinho not to move would be an easy task for the club club, but we must not discard input since the club thinks strong bet for him. “

The daily also predicted that “since there have been approaches to even the first Brazilian footballer through third persons” and insisted that Ramon Calderon “knows that there is an interest of FC Barcelona for the Brazilian striker, who ended the season” more that upset with (the German Technical Real Madrid) Bernd Schuster, who was relegated to the substitution of Arjen Robben for the benefit. “