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France World Cup star eyes 2024 Paris Olympics

Antoine Griezmann, a star striker on France’s World Cup team, sounds like he wants an over-age spot on France’s 2024 Olympic soccer team.

“I would really like that, and that could be a dream. I experienced the Euros in France [in 2016] and it was the ultimate blast,” Griezmann replied to a question from five-time French Olympic biathlon champion Martin Fourcade, according to an ESPN translation of a Le Figaro report. “To experience that in 2024 at the Paris Games, I’d sign up for that now. It would be magnificent.