2024-02-10 13:38:59
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Published on: Saturday, February 10, 2024 – 3:38 PM | Last updated: Saturday, February 10, 2024 – 3:38 PM
Chinese organizers announced the cancellation of the international friendly match, which was scheduled to be held between Argentina and Nigeria, in the wake of the current controversy surrounding Lionel Messi, the captain of the Argentine national team.
Sports authorities in the Chinese city of Hangzhou said yesterday evening, Friday, that the match, which was scheduled to be held in March, had been canceled “for reasons known to everyone.”
The American team Inter Miami, in which Messi plays, played a match in Hong Kong against a local team on Sunday.
Many fans attended the match to see Messi play, but he did not participate in the match, causing intense anger among the fans.
Messi indicated that he was suffering from a connective muscle injury, but he played in the last 30 minutes of Inter Miami’s friendly match that was held last Wednesday in Japan against Vissel Kobe, which increased the anger of the fans in Hong Kong.
The match organizers in Hong Kong said on Friday that fans will be compensated 50 percent of the ticket value.
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