Yesterday, F. C. Barcelona confirmed its arguments as to why it believes is not required to divest to striker Lionel Messi for Argentina to participate in the Olympic Games in Beijing, thus ignoring the criterion of FIFA.
The club Barca received through the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) circular number 1,153 of FIFA, where its president, Joseph Blatter reiterated the obligation to release players under the age of 23 years for Olympics Based on customary law.
"In reply, Barcelona has ratified the content of his earlier writings, in the sense that the rules apply FIFA does not oblige clubs," says the Spanish entity said in a statement.
"The club has reiterated the proposal for a consensus solution that was rejected in its day by the football associations of Argentina (AFA)," he added.
In short: Messi continues-to-disgust with the concentration that the team is doing in the Scottish town of Saint Andrews.
In addition, Barcelona also said that only recognizes a valid interlocutor, the AFA, which continues negotiations.
However, according to the latest information, the positions of both sides are completely separate.
Thus, the Barcelona Messi will not be asked to join the selection until after the August 12, when the team Spanish first match of the dispute prior to the Champions League.
The problem for Argentina is that by then the tournament would have already begun.
The AFA argues that the player wants now, without further delay, invoking the arguments of FIFA. Precisely, this is the last point of conflict, since Barcelona has challenged strongly with total orders of FIFA, who is not accustomed to such pulses.
Meanwhile, Messi continues cabizbajo in Scotland, wishing a resolution allowing it to play games with Argentina.
