The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), seized by FC Barcelona who is challenging the judgement of the Fifa forcing him to release the Argentinian Lionel Messi for the Olympic Games, will deliver its verdict no later than August 6, said his secretary Generally, Friday in Beijing.
“We are committed to make the decision before [...]

The Argentinian striker Lionel Messi announced Thursday it had decided to play the Olympic tournament in Beijing in August with the selection of less than 23 years, thus renouncing the 3rd preliminary round of the Champions League with FC Barcelona.
“It’s up to me to decide and I can never participate in the Olympics,” said [...]

Barcelona’s player Lionel Messi said that Barcelona wants to pass on Valencia’s striker David Villa because it is an exceptional player:
“If I coach I would transfer without any questions. He is an exceptional player to score a large number of goals every time you play for his team”, has concluded Messi.
Barcelona struggle with [...]