(Central News Agency Hong Kong Comprehensive Foreign News Report on the 4th) Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami CF team played a pre-season friendly match in Hong Kong today, but Messi sat on the bench for the entire game, causing fans on the field to be angry. He was booed and shouted for his money back.
Agence France-Presse reported that the American Major League Soccer (MLS) Inter Miami team played a friendly match against the Hong Kong team today. David Beckham, one of the team owners, also appeared at the scene. Inter Miami won 4-1 in the end, but Messi, who strained his hamstring, sat on the bench for the entire game.
There were 38,323 fans on the field, almost filling the stadium, but Messi did not play, which made many fans angry. They paid more than 1,000 Hong Kong dollars (about NT$4,000), and some even paid 5,000 Hong Kong dollars. Just to watch their hero Messi.
Midway through the second half, chants of “We want Messi” were shouted on the field. Ten minutes before the end, when it became clear that Messi would not play, the boos became even more intense.
When the final whistle sounded, the dissatisfaction on the court reached a climax. Beckham tried to thank the audience for their support, but was drowned out by boos, and some fans even expressed their anger by expressing their anger.
Fan Jonathan. “I’m really disappointed. Everyone comes here to see Messi, so I feel a bit cheated,” Jonathan Wong told AFP.
Hong Kong 01, Ming Pao and Hong Kong independent media reported that because Messi was on the bench for the entire game, many fans booed and shouted “money back”. (Translator: Chen Zhengjian) 1130204
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