Messi was booed in Hong Kong? - TEACHER PAUL REACTS

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[@gordonwong6222]

Messi didn't do a thing to comfort the fans. Nothing. He just ignored every Hong Kong people.

[@MrK-js3it]

everything is about money dude... better checked out what was the deal between IMCF and Tatler first

[@yannelson9271]

So what

[@충헨리]

@yannelson9271 So "disrespectful and arrogant" to the fans

[@yannelson9271]

@@충헨리 Messi just dont like the local organiser sell such a high price to Hong Kong fans，that make him angry and quit. Why the ticket price is the highest there？Only Messi will protest for the fans and quit.He is the real hero that day.

[@충헨리]

@yannelson9271 This is only your wishful thinking about what he would have thought. He didn't say anything about the high price of tickets, or to make any complaints about the organizer. He just showed how he ignored and snubbed all the people who support him in Hong Kong.

[@lc-bball]

Messi playing in Japan today adds insult to injury for the Hong Kong fans who paid top dollar, up to USD 650, for a ticket. It's a bitter pill to swallow for them, as they were already disappointed by his absence in the previous game. Not only did Inter Miami CF fail to provide any explanation or apology for Messi's absence, but now they see him playing in another country altogether. This situation further highlights the lack of consideration and respect shown towards the fans who have invested their time and money to support the team. It's a clear example of how the management's actions can contribute to fan disenchantment and a breakdown of trust between the club and its supporters.

[@deadmanslastwish]

lol not to mention Chinese absolutely HATE Japan due to the whole WWII Japanese invasion. This is a double Whammy

[@Grubbygund]

Maybe think of what the HK government is trying to coerce the players to promote their ‘Hello Hong Kong’ propaganda first - Messi and the other team players must be pissed about that whole arrangement! Hence, noticed Messi refused to shake John Lee’s hand? He might be trying to send a message. I do sympathize people spending $600 USD, but not being able to see their favorite football player perform.. but I guess in the end he’s a top football player, and seems like he can getaway with it. Not saying it’s fair, but it’s reality..

[@受活]

I give Messi a piece of advice, don't take the money.Just don't take the money ,don't come to Hk. everybody is happy.@@Grubbygund

[@LoC28C]

@@Grubbygund Yes, if Messi didn’t take the money and go to Hong Kong First Class the Organisers would have been able to refund the tickets. Messi deserved to be booed by the crowd, he refused to give a speech to explain about his injury or to even take the trophy. He is too arrogant ! ! !

[@dice138]

@@Grubbygund "Hello Hong Kong" propaganda? What are you even talking about? Looks more like you're trying to spread some kind of propaganda here.

[@micnpep]

Messi was totally disrespectful of the fans and audiences

[@livefastdieyoung8703]

The fans were disrespectful they started booing and shouting at him from the 1 half itself ... He was expected to play for 10 minutes but after seeing the insult and booing he was pissed .... You idiot....

[@joycepei4698]

Exactly😢

[@BoxingFan-uj5uu]

How? Just because he got injured? He is a human not a robot

[@kathrynz9940]

He is soooo phony and disrespectful. His attitude tells everything, he even avoid every handshakes. But soon in Japan he recovered, what a miracle in medical history😂😂 he’s so not worth these loves from fans.

[@MichBel307]

The funny thing is: Hong Kong fans(40,000 of them bought the tickets )really admired him. They each spend more than HK$3,000 ( some even paid the black market ticket price of HK$10,000), not to mention all the profit gained by the organisation from selling the souvenirs, the admission tickets for fans just watching the rehearsal one day before. They at least made 100 million Hong kong dollars this time but without Messi even saying a 'hello' or a 'sorry', instead just give people his cold shoulder. On the other hand, half of the tickets in the Tokyo match were unsold and some Japanese didn't even know he's going there. But he smiled and went to join their activities, even holding a meeting to speak out. Such odd behaviour can't stop people feeling suspicious, that he is racist against the Chinese.

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

Most likely politic

[@sonarpolisprep9105]

Maybe not everything is about money then?

[@WuJan-q5c]

政治因素

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

he is

[@roccosun11]

The thing is, Messi didn’t even wave or say anything to the fans he was just sitting there pulling a long face ignoring everybody in Hong Kong . Then a couple days later he’s miraculously recovered well enough to play all smiley face pleasing his fans in Japan . Don’t believe this guy the entire thing was a scam .

[@randomax5148]

Maybe dude just had a bad day. Its normal. But what’s not normal is the reaction / over reaction from Kenneth Fok. He had a bad day as well? Maybe…but he is a politician more than a soccer fan, I don’t see him being more out spoken about HK politics than a friendly football match. That’s not normal

[@sunnyhill3000]

Messi, you said u got injuried and were not able to play even a second in HK but 3 days later you played pretty well in the tokyo match. You showed us poker face and not said single word to us in the whole trip. No matter what reason behind, we are taking this personal that Messi just does not like Chinese. You successfully disappointed many of the fans in the Chinese community. Great job!

[@kathrynz9940]

exactly

[@lallal-fg6rv]

3月份阿根廷队伍就要来杭州比赛了。不喜欢最好，我们C罗球迷一定会到现场嘘他的！

[@edwinwongz]

​@@lallal-fg6rv必須的

[@sonarpolisprep9105]

The question that should be asked is why does he only exclusively disrespect Hong Kong and not Japan.

[@七月安生]

​@@lallal-fg6rv已经取消了😂

[@NelsonTang-f8i]

I was there for the whole match. The shame is definitely on Messi. He didn’t say one word to the public during his stay in HK, and his body language suggested that he didn’t give a shit to the fans here. In contrast, he spoke to the press solo for 30 minutes when he arrived in Japan and could miraculously run and shoot during the training yesterday. All these hard facts confirm that he is very arrogant and a super racist. No matter how good his football skill is, he is a cheap and should not be respected anymore. Is he one of the greatest? Definitely not, not even close!

[@breezyisland3364]

He didn‘t give a shit to his fans.

[@simonyu4077]

Yes, you are right! He is bad to Hong Kong fans.

[@omz9079]

Exactly

[@ganissweet774]

he did the same to to his fans in Indonesia now the fans turned out to be his hatters 😂😂😂

[@joycepei4698]

exactly！

[@waisunyung3984]

It is only the beginning of 2024 and Messi has already successfully crowned himself the Jerk of the Year. Congrats 🎉

[@rittywong4304]

You can dislike any country, any person, any value or any culture, but, why do u want to earn money from them? Disgraceful! For me, definitely can’t stand for such situation, being booed by 30,000 audiences for 30 min. Super cruel to do nothing at the scene!

[@davidyu5049]

Messi’s mother and grandma forgot to teach him basic honesty and respectfulness

[@deeppurple2124]

No, his mother and grandma are the same as him

[@jayjayy904]

@@deeppurple2124 How do you know this? will you say the same of ronaldo? Have you forgotten south Korea and ronaldo situation?

[@tmdzzz]

Have you forgotten Ronaldo says as he apologises to his Chinese fans for postponement of matches in Shenzhen recently

[@se7enzee444]

Messi should have apologized to the fans that he was unable to play and thanked them for the support. The fans would have channeled their angers at organizers. Nowadays, athletes are too wealthy to care about their fans. That's why I never pay to go watch a sporting event in the US.

[@kathrynz9940]

He’s too wealthy and don’t give a sh*t. Even tho massive negative responses were received, he didn’t do anything to comfort his fans. He even laid saying that it’s all because of the injury. But everybody knows it’s not😂 he was perfectly fine in Japan 😂 what a phony

[@StCharlos]

The organizers ask Messi to say something and refuse. Kept silent until they went to the next stop, a Japanese journalist asked Messi why he couldn’t play in Hong Kong, and he said “UnLuCkY” (MRI showed no injuries, but he felt unwell somehow)

[@kathrynz9940]

@@StCharlos if only injury cause his absence, there’s no reason why he cannot say a word or greet to his fans. Four days stay, he refuse to interact what so ever. In Japan, all of sudden he’s no longer injured or mute😂

[@WatashiDavid]

I was one of the audience at that match. I felt very disappointed. The organization didn’t talk about Messi’s injury until the game was over. On that day, they even put Messi’s name on the substitute list when the game was going to start. Then we just saw Messi sitting on the bench throughout the whole game. Shame on the organization. That was a scam.

[@ProfitTax]

Well said, David. I feel for everyone who bought a ticket for the occasion. It's a letdown Messi didn't play, but it's infuriating how we all got told Messi was going to play all the time here in HK. 😮‍💨

[@MrSKview]

Messi played in Japan only fees days later. He acted totally differently! Hong Kong people was polite and kind to him. Why he dislike his fans in Hong Kong and other fans from all over the world?

[@Hoo88846]

Imagine paying for an Eminem concert with Eminem sitting in the audience seat the whole time despite fans asking him to sing in the stage. It’s a commercial bait and switch scam and fraud based on racist anti China nationality discrimination. He and Inter Miami should be sued with a class action lawsuit for breach of contract asking for refunds and punitive penalty for willfully violating the contract. Boycott him from now on. He is anti China racist and a scammer.

[@huli332]

Can not believe this happened. I think it is Messi 's personal choice. He refuse to shake hands with HK officer. He refuse to do anything to his fans. to clarm the situation. Is is totally disrespectful and unacceptable.

[@peterg0]

It's not personal choice!A dark force behind....

[@Grubbygund]

I’m glad he refused to shake John Lee’s hand! Not worth shaking for sure!

[@sonarpolisprep9105]

The HK officials are sanctioned by the U.S. government, hence it is wise of Messi not to show any signs of associations with deemed criminals.

[@walhdamaskus2408]

​@@Grubbygund, so he is playing politic?

[@schivver]

​@sonarpolisprep9105 the only crime here is he's scamming people

[@beatricewan9958]

It's his snobbish attitude and behaviour that angers his fans ! He still has two "forelimbs" to wave hello to his fans; and a mouth to express his apology, instead he pulled a long face since his arrival.

[@erichin888]

agreed

[@sonarpolisprep9105]

Why would he only disrespect the fans in Hong Kong and not in Japan? Don’t you think the Hong Kong government officials have been breaching the contract by asking Messi to do too many weird things?

[@erichin888]

@@sonarpolisprep9105 then tell me what did the HK asked him to do and how many thing he did in the match?Did the fan paid the ticket to be retaliate with his snobbish behavior?

[@sonarpolisprep9105]

@@erichin888 I don’t know too. He is normal in Japan though. That’s why you should ask the Hong Kong government officials or Tatler what did they ask him to do that caused him to show such snobbish behaviours towards the fans.

[@nosbig82]

One thing you guys should know is that the contract was not made between HK government and Inter Miami. It was made between the organiser Tatler and the team. HK government has no role in the contract but to sponsor the organiser on the event. Apart from the real money sponsorship, the HK government provided help and promotion in any ways possible. After the event was poorly done, the organiser withdrew the application for the sponsorship yet they made no further apologies nor refund to the spectators.

[@owen0314]

I am a Hongkonger. Messi is deserved to get booed, black face all the time, zero interaction with fans and our official, complete silence, zero game participation and finally fake injury, he actually played in Tokyo 2 days later after Hong Kong match. I am shock this World Cup super star actually act like a child.

[@sonarpolisprep9105]

Maybe he was asked too much by the Hong Kong government officials? You don’t see him disrespect Japan. At the point, it is pretty obvious something happen in Hong Kong that angered Messi. Messi has always been a humble person.

[@ganissweet774]

​@@sonarpolisprep9105no ..not humbled anymore ! he is bad arrogant guy.never ever want to see him anymore ! He did the same to Indonesia fans also just several months ago !!

[@philiplee4860]

​@@sonarpolisprep9105 You must be kidding! All the government, his fans asked was that he would play and kick some balls. Our warm reception was met with cold face. If HK had agitated him let him speak out!

[@ಠಿ_ಠ-ತ7ಭ]

maybe he hate the china virus bro

[@李建中-e5b]

@@sonarpolisprep9105 You can't take it out on your fans because you're angry, it's not fair to them.

[@MrSKview]

At the end of the game and when the award ceremony began, Messi was originally following the queue, but he quietly walked around the queue, from behind the award-giving guests and staff to the front. The so-called guests stood close to each other and avoided shaking hands. Messi’s behaviour was disrespectful!

[@sunnylam5430]

Messi should refund all the money to the fans. Messi did it on purpose, not to play.

[@liunancy1381]

Not only refund, should pay exta compensation!

[@chunyamng4233]

Totally agree

[@r先生-f3f]

me and my family paid 2600 usd for the show. And end up nothing happen that makes me feel speechless. Messi doesn’t satisfy with hk government ,that is fine but don’t need to punish your fans. It is fair for us?

[@Grubbygund]

Why don’t you ask instead if it’s fair for 10,000 Hong Kong students that have been put in jail for 3-5 years for protesting back in 2019? All of them are innocent, is that fair?? What is fair in life? Compared to this, it’s not that significant. If anything, it’s really the HK government’s fault!

[@r先生-f3f]

messi even performed to President xi that is back to one or two years ago and then gave him with his signed clothes.so l dont think that what he did to hk isnt about political issues but hk government or organizer makes something wrong.

[@r先生-f3f]

at the same time, he got a lot of sponsor fm china , so dont be naive. He isn’t a hero .

[@ryojinkiiro940]

@@Grubbygund 10,000 students arrested? what have you been smoking?

[@outsidewell6932]

@@Grubbygundtypical. Spreading lies about China without blinking, just because it’s China.

[@aww7056]

he''s lucky there arent hooligans in hk.... would be a whole different story if it was in a western country/city

[@binhu6017]

It's hard to imagine a band's lead vocalist not singing and merely sitting idly through the entire concert.

[@KatherineKLYim]

Mezi even refused to wave hand to his fans to say hi. Refused to take photo by standing behind the group on stage at the closing. So arrogant and impolite. It's his attitude upset HK people

[@42wilwson12]

No way for people to pay $600 to watch Inter Miami without Messi 😢, that's why people are so anger!!!

[@liys540]

to be honest , i rather buy a sire pj bass as my instrument choice instead of spending much money to see a match , that's bullshit

[@fatdoi003]

@@liys540 well that maybe once in a lifetime experience as messi ain't spring chicken anymore and now gutter oil

[@liys540]

@@fatdoi003 but I don't think people would fall in the same trap twice

[@KingKebab-q5h]

This is scam, China should refuse Messi entry in friendly match between Arg and Nig next month

[@cb250nighthawk3]

Yes. It's better to shame him than letting him shame China.

[@alanhung382]

we just saw his black face all the time and even put his hand in his pocket and they just making exuse,you guy should see more video of him in Hong kong,If he does not like china pls dont come.thanks

[@138chuchu]

It was all political, no doubt about it. To get it involved in sporting events is just disgusting. Messi stayed silent the whole time, and even bypassed hand shaking the CE of HK at the end ceromony. Messi, Suarez and Co. were on a hidden agenda. The proof is the fact that they all played a few days later in Japan.

[@hkichi]

He came to Hong Kong and seemed invisible, with no smile no interaction no greetings no speeches and no explanations after the match. He didn't even participate in the closing handshake and stood at the back during group photos. I think he may not be satisfied with any country, but he should at least show some respect to his fans. Glad to hear that he recovered quickly and fully. Just two or three days after being unable to play, he was completely recovered and could already play for 30 minutes in Japan. Moreover, his performance was good, and everyone is very satisfied.

[@diurachjura2596]

If anyone watched the reception at the airport you would see the whole team walked away from the podium after the team photo without the hosts presence, even the mc asked them to stay put for another photo shoot with the hk officials etc. This was the attitude of inter miami, it was like they have come to the wrong place. Should there be a run down between the 3 parties, ie., the event organiser Tatler hk, inter miami, and hk officials? It was a total disaster and huge disappointment for the people who attended the game. Having spent a huge sum of money for the ticket and everyone was looking forward to seeing Messi in the game. And that's why people take that as a massive shamble.

[@Yuen891]

I’m from HK .Many people only have one time to see their idol. They didn’t have money to travel out to see him. So this is very disappointing and sadness. If you not play cause of injury ok fine. You can say hello to the crowd. But he didn’t even show a smile. What we did to him ? Is it wrong to spend a lot of money to meet him ? This is our return and we deserve it ?

[@paullau3835]

I wonder how Messi could form a view that the China was no good to its citizens? He had no time to read or understand any international politics besides football and his family. He should mind his own business and concentrate on helping to improve his own country Argentina who is in a mess right now.

[@alanc6416]

Can you please do a reaction on the Japan game only 48 hours after the absence in HK? I'd love to see your reaction on that. Additionally, it was not only that he didn't play, he nor the team did not give any explanation, and did not talk or even smile for the press during their time in HK. The first comment about the issue was when he held a press conference saying it as "unlucky" with no apologies whatsoever. This is disrespectful to his fans, and disrespectful to his profession! And the comment the journalist made at the end was not fair! Yes the game was hyped about Messi and rightly so! Let's be honest, If Messi wasn't in Inter Miami, who would pay to even attend the show? It's like going to a Taylor Swift concert and only watch the dancers?! (No disrespect to dancers and other players of the Inter Miami, but it's objectively different status quo)

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

I Was a big fan of his. Now i'd rather watch the dancers . Eff him +mimiteam + Tat.

[@AaronRen-zl2ee]

A big assumption is that he was injured, however, three days later, with travels, he played well in Japan. It will be hard for anybody to believe he was injured.

[@saikauleung1198]

If you look carefully, he deliberately avoided any interactions with anyone. Not just the fans. Not one fan got to take a picture with him. He did not smile nor waved to the fans. Very very strange.

[@streetman6661]

Messy refused to talk to the audience on the pitch and left. That’s not the fault of the organiser. Total disrespect to the fans. He’s a fraud.

[@Jennifer-jf2gp]

Fans and audiences understand injuries happen. They requested Messi to accept the award on behalf of his team and say something to audience about his injury and explain to them why he didn't play. Yet he refused and came out and line up in the back row, didn't even shake hands with anyone in award line up. Again, if he took the time and show his fans some love, they would of been ok.

[@wongharry2993]

And now messi are good to play over 30mins in japan, the miracle of Japan medical care

[@fatdoi003]

maid cafe miracles

[@steventsai6758]

Nuclear water

[@kankan599]

B.S. watch him play in Tokyo and u guys will find out reality soon. Shame on them and their defenders.

[@davidpo8823]

Is not about the politics, that was totally disrespectful of the fans

[@jeffchew152]

He played 30 mins in Japan 2 days after....Rubbing salt on wounds! Shame on him👎

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

Exactly

[@cljesseng1716]

not just from local also some people from South East Asia as well they flew all the way to Hong Kong to see him but....😂😅

[@hectormanuelchavezzavala8696]

This is too funny omg. Probably the worst thing to happen this year

[@sarahdang9491]

He may be injured to play, but he can say ‘hello’ or wave to the fans or even smile! He behaved it like he hated to be there! Three days later in Japan, he blossomed, smiled and played 30+minutes soccer. Just wondering how serious was his injuries?

[@janfwang]

And three days later, he recovered and was able to play in matches in Japan. WTF

[@jennifertse9697]

Tatler Asia is the organizer, benefitting from the exorbitant tickets, souvenirs, sponsorships etc. Messi sat impassively on bench, looking disdainful with zero interactions nor acknowledgement to the 40K fans there. Then his alleged "injury" miraculously disappeared in the Japan game. It's a new benchmark for sure.

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

FULL REFUND

[@spidey5324]

Messi played like a tiger in Japan!

[@kennyh3877]

He played 30min plus in Japan. But not even show up to interact with fans at all in Hong Kong. Shame on him! Shame on him! Sham on Messi!

[@Yuen891]

You didn’t know how’s the feeling when you spent thousand dollars to see one guy and he thinks you are silly

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

It is silly now

[@lamdog2004]

the organiser also charge 150,000 hkd ($19,000 usd )per person whom can have breakfast meeting a day before for the game massai should play.

[@CW-yg7qm]

Messi should be ashamed of himself! He has gone overboard with arrogance since Argentina's World Cup win.

[@yiufaichan3745]

I think everything has caused a disgrace to Messi himself who has spent so much effort in earning the great name 'the King of Football'. His fame is spoiled among his fans.

[@KaYungCalebLai]

well since he didn't play, Messi was invited to at least receive the trophy or say a word to the audience, and he refused, even to shake hands with the PM of HK.

[@willo7979]

The fans were conned by the organiser that Messi is playing in this friendly match, paying USD130-USD1000 per ticket. Messi didn’t say a word throughout. And two days later, Messi played in Japan like doped.

[@fatdoi003]

if messi doesn't like chinese then i'm sure chinese companies will not sponsor messi anymore.

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

I hope all Chinese sponsors pull out

[@hk01mai]

guess what messy said he is not injured in japan and feel much better after 48hr!😢😢seems everyone scam by the middle man tatler asia 🎉🎉messi starts protest moment landed in hk and didn’t speak a single word during his stay and hiding from camera. felt sorry for those kid paid 600$.

[@ProfitTax]

I feel very sad seeing disappointed kids and there were photos of them tearing. The fact that everyone was waiting until the final whistle was the worst part. There was a lady taking her 80+ year old father to attend the game from Yuen Long, thinking it's probably his dad's last time to watch Messi. I am quite dissapointed Messi didn't address the fans. As Michael Jordan once said, you never know if someone has saved up his whole life to watch you play. 😪

[@csjmb6193]

people are mad not because of his injury, but his arrogant, rude, disrespect attitude! That's the real reason fire up the anger!!

[@lorettaleung7834]

不配做運動員，去做政治家或演員吧! Don't come again!

[@9997gg]

this is a 120 million scam

[@jameswong7061]

The dodging of hand shaking to the official telling the world he doesn't care any of this shows, he's hre just to get paid & yall should be appreciated he still walking on the green after the match, thanks to Messi showing the world how a good Mr. Football should behave.

[@briansat7667]

Chasing star is totally foolish.

[@bettinachan7432]

Was he really injured? He can play in Japan 3 days later for 30 minutes.

[@TrojanCN]

Messi's actions show his poor character

[@kcchong5661]

And 2 days later, Messi miraclously played a full 35 minutes in a friendly display match in Tokyo Japan. Miraculously mended?

[@听说-x5l]

and he plays 30 min in Japan 2 days later.. is he really injured?

[@楊森君]

梅西最好就一個眼神，一個笑容，一樣一樣去簽約，一樣一樣慢慢賣，沒禮貌的讓人倒盡胃口

[@whotodo]

Messi was not that injured, at least not to an extent of sitting all the times !

[@fskwok]

Messi is just teasing Beckham, which is a kind of protest against Beckham , This would be very embarrassing for Beckham

[@yougohgoh1]

I have the same thinking, could it be a fight in between Messi and Beckham, Messi to leave Miami? If not Messi is purely idiot!

[@ericyu1469]

if you don't like China or Hk , don't go there. Don't get the money , not showing up. Shame on such behavior,

[@fatdoi003]

messi even refused to shake HK chief executive's hand and went around the line... zero respect to HK people

[@keeponmusic8957]

The biggest problem is that he has no respect for his fans at all😡What a idiots! Arrogant!😡

[@Day49419]

No more adidas!

[@prettypurple7175]

HE WAS VERY HUMBLE ALRIGHT! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@NorCalMoDo]

The issue is, Messi played two days later in Japan.

[@haxxersan]

werent they staying in HK for 4 days? fans get that players can get unwell and injured. he simply had to tell the audiences about his conditions before the match. do an hour interaction with the fans afterwards or in the halftime. Photos, explainations, complaints etc..., then this thing is solved. inter miami PR team and coaches are not professional enough, i guess.

[@lisad3764]

I think now after the match in Japan where Messi DID play, it's quite clear his actions, from not playing the match, to ANY interactions with the fans/HKG people at all afterwards, his gruntled look through out, no smiling/acknowledgement to the fans, just say he didn't wanted to be there, in HKG at all! What a disgraceful display and lack of respect for the host city. I will make sure all my family & friends boycott all products that he is endorsing from now! No matter how big of a star you are, lets not bring politics or racism into sport

[@davidwong2]

hi teacher paul. i just wanted to add alittle information from chinese social media and my 2cents on the situation. first and foremost i want to let you know(if you havent heard already) the next day inter miami and messi left for japan and had no problems doing full training session in japan and played 30+ mins in the japan match which was a short few days after HK match. the abrupt recovery is suspicious. another thing is his "injury" was during/after the saudi match. this was many days prior to arriving in HK. knowing that there is an injury, there shouldve been some form of communication stating theres a chance messi wont make it onto the pitch. there was ample time to assess the situation and have a backup plan in place in case he wasnt able to play. it was in a contract(between tatler and inter miami i believe) that messi would play atleast 45min. at the start of the second half when messi was still sidelined, HK officials made contact with the organizers and it wasnt till near the end of the match that they were told messi wasnt going to play. at that moment officials had suggested other options for messi to maybe interact with the fans so the day was not a total waste(lets be honest here, majority of the seats were filled with messi fans) and everything was rejected. the highest ticket price was 4880 hkd which was about $650 usd but what they dont tell you is the tickets sold out almost instantly. alot of ppl paid scalped ticket prices over $2000 usd. messi has an international fanbase and there is a large fanbase in china. it is no stretch to say that this match in HK was the ONLY chance for alot of his chinese fans to watch him play live. my personal thoughts, only the organizers and inter miami know what was written in the contracts so its hard to definitively say whos right and whos wrong. so i wont say 100% the blame falls on messi but he did show a lack of enthusiasm towards his fans and this doesnt seem appropriate for an man of his stature. HK was an simple match with an unofficial football team. i feel like he deliberately embellished on his injury so he could ignore the HK match and be better rested for the match in japan against the j-league champions because afterall, it would be a more serious match. and to me, that is just wrong to completely ignore an entire fanbase. im sorry for the long wordy comment but this has been bothering me for days now and i feel great to finally just release my thoughts and be done with it. tho i was not in attendance, i have relatives in HK that were there and what they tell me was the was the most bare minimal interactions with his fans. the only time he really interacted with ppl were with the HK players and personal on the pitch but pretty much ignored most of the fans in the seats.

[@samcheung4562]

Messi already proved by MRI that he was all fine, but he still did not play and was black-faced the whole day. Otherwise, after 2 data he plays 30 mins in Japan and all day with slime! Messi has no need to play in China anymore because the Chinese people don't like him anymore.

[@jiangjet946]

Imagine how many people would be willing to spend money to travel from far away specifically to watch an Inter Miami match without Messi playing. They all came for you, don't you understand? LA PULGA? Yes, you have the right to prefer Japan and be more willing to perform for them, but those people who go to Hong Kong to watch the match are just ordinary folks, no cheaper than Japanese fans. They are not the ones causing your displeasure. As a commercial performance, if you are unable to complete your performance, please at least come on stage and apologize to your audience.

[@dokinglife]

Its not totally organisation fault. Messi did not want to talk or smile or wave hands to fans, appeared angry and sulky throughout. It was better off if he didnt show up instead. How could an injured player play in japan afterwards.

[@erichin888]

I do agree with the fact that player do get injured and organizer do make mistake but what I'm annoyed at how they handle their mistake .They should at least refund part of the ticket price since their main player didn't play at all and didn't live up to what they've hype up to be.

[@alainc.ahyuen4562]

Messi will end up his illustrious career on a bad note, and he will only have himself and his lack of decency to blame for it.

[@Alice-law]

Messi's body language is horrible in this event. His "I don't care, I don't like, I am not keen to be here" attitude is not acceptable. He dodged shaking hands with the Head of Hong Kong. Messi gave a speech in Japan explaining the reasons he can't play in Hong Kong is an outright insult to Hong Kong people.

[@id8318]

Thanks for let the whole world know, they hurt the innocent who spent a lot of money and destroy the hope to the little kids. Some of them, they cried and don’t understand why they treat them like that especially Messi and Beckham. Somedays, they will do the same thing to other country, they are so selfish and disrespectful. Shame on them!

[@jasondong88]

It’s Messi’s political position, no excuse.

[@kw9377]

His hand was in his pocket the whole time in hk, didn’t say a single word to the fans or public and looked miserable.. I understand if he’s injured.. but at least show some class

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

He's a class of his own by snubbing HK fans

[@thomaszhao2857]

He is protesting indeed.

[@schivver]

He should just retire from football and become a professional scammer. He has the talent for it.

[@garyHH28]

FYI, after 3 days from HK issue, Messi may play with Vissel Kobe (Japan) tonight.

[@beatricewan9958]

He will definitely play in Japan!

[@fatdoi003]

what hamstring?? he's match fit

[@kingseiryu929]

@@fatdoi003 the bugger even doing some tricks as he pivot and pirouette in the mid field

[@rockstove]

Good for Messi cos the whole of China is going to boycott him from that day onward. Go

[@jeffmui3727]

Both hands in his pocket when he was walking to the field. No interaction with fans. This isn't PR PROBLEM. May be i was wrong

[@Donovan-p7i]

it is not only the responsibility of the organizer but also Messi! Look at his attitude, at least stand out and give a speech right? ur leg may be injured what about ur mouth??

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

Speechless

[@sunnylam5430]

Surprise me, US news, never talk about this topic. It should be world news. Something suspicious. 😊

[@morgansae3214]

If he can play in japan I don't see he having a problem. I think he just look down at Chinese

[@DCT-gs8lx]

😂 from now on, Falkland Islands belongs to the UK😂

[@sansu3992]

他只是有个阿根廷国籍的人，他住阿根廷几天一年。他敢说马岛是阿根廷的吗？他不敢怼英国，因为梅西只是资本的玩具。

[@MrBlueoasis]

The only thing he was asked to do is his job. If he is unhappy with any arrangement he can renegotiate the package through the club but not by a strike. He is an adult and a professional not a child!

[@kpkafle]

The organizers asked Inter to have Messi speak after the game. Messi declined. Inter signed a contract that stated Messi would play at least 45 minutes. Three days later he played in Japan. Out of the six friendlies that Inter Miami played in their tour, Hong Kong was the only game he missed. Messi played 10 minutes in Japan, he should have done the same in Hong Kong.

[@kennyh3877]

He played 30min plus in Japan. But not even show up to interact with fans at all in Hong Kong. Shame on him! Shame on him! Sham on Messi!

[@kennyh3877]

He played 30min plus in Japan. But not even show up to interact with fans at all in Hong Kong. Shame on him! Shame on him! Sham on Messi!

[@cwmetalscwmetals3700]

Info: MRI shows no injury, and it was just a feeling.

[@mauricewilliams3478]

Did the owners put a gun at messi head to not interact with fans, media and signing T-shirts. He did it on his free will STOP MAKING EXCUSES. Messi underlow narcissist behavior

[@AnnieT369]

All Messi got were booings. If this had happened in England there would have been bloody riots.

[@zhuseppoh3271]

Refund back the ticket money in full. ,,,,

[@anthonypyleung2202]

No show on pitch in hk, play three days later. Disgusting team disgusting messy, scam.....

[@ladybugmn1384]

What a joke! Due, you took the money but refused to perform. Lol…………..

[@Kimthien1]

Let boycott all the messi merchandise & games he plays..

[@philiphoactuallyitstartedb3457]

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