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Chelsea star Mata wants to play in London Olympics

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Fri, 02/10/2012 - 07:37

Chelsea ace Juan Mata says he'd be happy to play for Spain in the London Olympics.

He is anxious to be part of the capital’s sporting extravaganza later this year, defying convention that footballers will be simply too tired to compete in the Euro 2012 finals and then the Olympic football tournament.

"It would be a long season but I am young," Mata told the Daily Mail. "For me, it would be the perfect summer to play in the Euros and then the Olympics. My desire is to play in both.

"It is something most players can only do once in their lives. Now it is our time. It would be the dream summer to win the Olympics and the Euros."

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