The spirits in Hong Kong do not calm down.
A few days ago, Inter Miami and Leo Messi came to a friendly match against the small island's star team, tens of thousands of fans came to the stadium to witness the world champion in action, but unfortunately for them, the Argentinian star sat on the bench for the entire 90 minutes, causing a great storm.
Leo Messi signs a shirt for a fan in the middle of the road // X network
This step even led the Hong Kong government to intervene, in a statement issued this morning (Tuesday) it reads: "In our agreement with the organizers of the event it is written that one of the conditions for the match to be held is Leo Messi's participation in at least 45 minutes of the match, when we realized, very shortly before the event, that This can't happen, we asked them to find other solutions and create some kind of interaction between the audience and the player, but that didn't happen either, they violated and we are considering not paying Inter Miami"
Perhaps in an attempt to lower the level of the flames, the star himself explained why exactly he did not take part in the game: "I did an MRI which showed that I have swelling in the muscles - although without inflammation, I really wanted to play and in training before I checked if it was possible, but I couldn't. I apologize to all the fans They came, but that's part of the game."
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