China cancels a friendly of the Argentina team after the controversy with Messi in Hong Kong. The city of Hangzhou suspends a match that the albiceleste was supposed to play in March against Nigeria in the Asian country.

The office stated that “the conditions do not exist” for the event to be held, a few hours after the absence of the number 10 from an Inter Miami exhibition match last Sunday. The second announced match was against the Ivory Coast in Beijing, for which there is still no official cancellation.