‘World Cup Champion’, one more gold medal after being kicked out? Messi raises possibility of participating in Paris Olympics
Can Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), the ‘god of soccer’ who achieved everything by lifting the World Cup trophy, win his second Olympic gold medal? Spanish media outlets such as Marca and As reported on the 19th, "Javier Mascherano, coach of the U-23 Argentine national soccer team, hopes that Messi and Angel Di Maria (Benfica) will join the 2024 Paris Olympics." Coach Mascherano, who played with Messi at FC Barcelona (Spain) during his days as a player, said he would like to select Messi and Di Maria as wild cards for the Paris Olympics and win a gold medal. Messi and Di Maria shared the joy of winning the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2021 Copa America, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. At the Olympics, the men's division must…