The information came just after a scandal during a recent Argentine national team match in Hong Kong, when the footballer did not take the field, causing disappointment among fans.
PekÃnIt does not plan to host matches in which Inter Miami CF’s star soccer player, Lionel Messi, participates, according to the Global Times newspaper this Saturday, citing the Beijing Football Association. At the same time, the Sports Committee of HangzhouHe also announced the cancellation of the friendly match between Argentina and Nigeria, scheduled for March.
“Due to known reasons, the competent authorities considered that the appropriate conditions for holding the event do not exist and the decision has been made to cancel it,” reads the statement published on the WeChat messaging service.
The information came just after a scandal involving Messi, during a recent soccer match in China. Last Sunday, the match between the Argentina and Hong Kong teams caused a wave of indignation among fans, as Messi spent the entire time on the bench due to a hamstring strain. The unrest was generated, in part, because the price of tickets for the match, attended by almost 40,000 fans, reached 4,880 Hong Kong dollars (624 US dollars).
Angry fans demanded their money back and Hong Kong authorities expressed their outrage to match organizers.
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