“Beijing does not plan, at the moment, to organize the match in which Lionel Messi was going to participate,” the Beijing Football Association said in a statement.
The friendly of Argentina against Ivory Coastscheduled for March in Beijingwas cancelledthe Chinese city’s football association reported on Saturday, amid the reaction of rejection of the absence of Lionel Messi in a match Hong Kong with the Inter Miami.
The announcement of Beijing It occurred a day after the sports authorities of Hangzhou They will cancel a friendly between Argentina and Nigeriaafter the absence of Messi Sunday with him Inter in Hong Kong would cause the anger widespread among fans.
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“Beijing does not plan, at the moment, to organize the match in which Lionel Messi was going to participate,” the Beijing Football Association said in a statement.
Messi, who did not play in the Hong Kong friendly due to a suspected injury, appeared as a second-half substitute in Inter’s friendly against Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Wednesday, drawing the ire of Chinese fans.
The organizer of the Hong Kong friendly, Tatler Asia, announced a 50% refund of the ticket price, which cost up to almost HK$5,000 ($639), following criticism from the Hong Kong government.
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