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Explained: Why Lionel Messi won’t play at 2024 Olympic Games in Paris – with two tournaments in one summer ‘too much’ for Argentina & Inter Miami superstar

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  • All-time great won gold medal in 2008
  • Focused on Copa America this summer
  • Will return to MLS duty after that event