Date:14/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/14/stories/2008051456561900.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Barcelona gives green signal to Messi

AFP

BUENOS AIRES: Barcelona striker Lionel Messi said on Monday that he has been given approval by his Spanish club to join defending champion Argentina if his country wants him to play at the Beijing Olympics in August. — AP