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The storm of Lionel Messi's absence from Inter Miami's game in Hong Kong also affects the Argentina team.
The world champions were supposed to meet Nigeria and Ivory Coast in China next month for two friendlies, but the games, if they take place at all, will likely be moved from the country in the Far East.
The city of Hangzhou, which was supposed to host the match between Argentina and Nigeria, has already announced its cancellation, but the national teams have not yet officially announced it.
The background for the event is what happened last Sunday, when Inter Miami met the Hong Kong stars.
The flea did not play due to injury, but only three days later she appeared in an Inter Miami game in Tokyo.
The fact that he played in Japan and not in Hong Kong made the local government as well as many in China believe that his absence was deliberate and for political reasons, and not due to health circumstances.
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The organizers of Inter Miami's game in Hong Kong offered compensation of 50% of the ticket price, which could cost them over $7 million.
The definition in Argentina was that the national team's games could not be held in China due to "organizational reasons not related to the Argentine Federation", on social networks they added: "Messi's image in China has been completely destroyed".
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