Argentina tour of China canceled over Messi no-show row - ESPN
Both of Argentina's planned friendlies in China have been canceled by local authorities after Lionel Messi did not play in an Inter Miami match in Hong Kong last weekend.
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Both of Argentina's planned friendlies in China have been canceled by local authorities after Lionel Messi did not play in an Inter Miami match in Hong Kong last weekend.
Dengan Piala Asia 2023 menyisakan laga final, berikut daftar juara Piala Asia di dalam sejarah penyelenggaraannya sejauh ini.
Absennya Lionel Messi ketika Inter Miami bertanding di Hong Kong tampaknya juga memiliki imbas ke Timnas Argentina, tepatnya ke laga Tim Tango bulan depan.
An Argentina friendly in China next month was canceled on Friday in more fallout from Lionel Messi failing to play in an Inter Miami exhibition match in Hong Kong.
Inter Miami’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on February 6, 2024, a day before their friendly football match against J-League side Vissel Kobe. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Inter Miami meminta maaf atas absennya Lionel Messi dalam laga tur pramusim di Hong Kong. Klub Major League Soccer (MLS) itu memahami kekecewaan fans.
TOKYO: Of the many short videos that have spooled across social media since the debacle in Hong Kong on Sunday (Feb 4), the finest captures an enraged spectator kicking Lionel Messi’s head clean off his neck.
Lionel Messi's no-show at a match in Hong Kong has triggered a surge of online outrage in the city and in mainland China, with the football superstar accused of seeking to embarrass Beijing -- or even engaging in a sinister foreign plot. The Argentine ace and his team Inter Miami sparked fury in Hong Kong from fans on Sunday when he did not play in a friendly, citing injury. Enthusiasts who had splashed upwards of 4,800 Hong Kong dollars ($500) to see Messi chanted "Refund!", gave thumbs-down signs and drowned out the team's co-owner David Beckham with jeers as he tried to thank the crowd.