Messi Will Not Go To Scotland

Messi Will Not Go To Scotland

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irlfan United States Profile image 100x100
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It appears that Lionel Messi will not be playing in Scotland in November. Apparently there was an agreement made between Argentina and Barcelona, that Messi would not play in any "friendly" games in exchange for his participation in the Olympics. Scotland is not pleased they were looking forward to a match with Messi.

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ExcuseMe United States Profile image 100x100
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That's an interesting arrangement that they worked out, but if it works for them then more power to them. He'll play there eventually.

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Goofer Jamaica Profile image 100x100
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I think it will be just a matter of time but the money is anted up and he plays in Scotland. It is all about the business and who can afford to get things done, these days.

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Umpire Jamaica Profile image 100x100
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I cannot see what it would matter to Messi's home country, Argentina, if he plays any friendlies. That's a funky, silly deal and I hope hey will find a way to get around it.

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Choice United States Profile image 100x100
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Why shouldn't they have a say in what he does? I don't see a problem with this, though it is a little strange to set a ban on games that don't really count.

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tricityfan United States Profile image 100x100
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I don't understand the purpose of this restriction - can anyone explain why they would even make an agreement like that? Sometimes the things the clubs say or do really don't seem to make a whole lot of sense.

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ExcuseMe United States Profile image 100x100
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Just because they can perhaps. Maybe stopping him playing in friendlies will affect the overall team performance because it reduces the amount of 'practise' that he gets in competition games with the team.

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komo United States Profile image 100x100
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Anything is possible but yes I still think that anyone with money and power able to set things up like this, can and will use it to their full advantage. We just might not know exactly what they want this done for but I am sure we will find out soon enough.

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chad United States Profile image 100x100
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The more I read up on this the more times it makes my head hurt trying to figure it all out. It just seems like there is something missing that someone does not want the fan base to know about. I guess I am just one that always thinks something else is the real reason when we get 1/2 reasons like these.

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komo United States Profile image 100x100
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I wonder if there was a real choice in this matter, what happens if you have waited your whole life not only to play in the Olympics but also to play against some of these others he now can not do. How would you go about making a choice like that?

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chad United States Profile image 100x100
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I guess maybe when you are under contract these are the things you would expect to happen when you sign the paperwork. It is a little disappointing though.

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komo United States Profile image 100x100
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Looking forward is one thing but if he knew about this before hand it makes me wonder if its a media ploy, get a little freebie media coverage and so on.

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Choice United States Profile image 100x100
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That's always a possibility, or maybe he just likes to moan and whine about things because they were not under his control? Sometimes people just don't like being told they can't have their own way.

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football fan... United States Profile image 100x100
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I don't have any idea why this agreement was made but I do wonder if Scotland would be making this much noise about it if Messi was coming.

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