After Messi's act of not participating in the Hong Kong game due to injury, but participating in the Japan game in full spirit**, the attention around the world skyrocketed. Foreign netizens were outraged and expressed their dissatisfaction and indignation at Messi's behavior. This incident has also been widely reported by foreign ** and criticized by netizens, and Messi has lost the support of Chinese fans because of it.
This incident has sparked heated discussions on foreign social platforms. Netizens complained about the inauthentic behavior of Messi and the Miami International team, thinking that Messi was disrespectful to Chinese fans. Some netizens even believe that this is Messi's fooling tactics to Chinese fans, and demand that Messi apologize to Chinese fans. Messi's voice of fans on social ** also shows the harm that Messi's behavior has done to fans. One netizen shared the effort his Chinese classmates put in to watch the game, but ended up disappointed and sad because of Messi's double-standard behavior. This comment received the most likes, which shows that many fans empathize with Messi's behavior. Some netizens questioned why Messi did not play in Hong Kong but played in Tokyo, accusing Messi of humiliating Chinese fans. In addition, some foreign netizens believe that Messi's behavior is not suitable for an athlete, and they believe that a truly great athlete should transcend political prejudice and embrace the universality of sports, and should not hold prejudice, discrimination or hatred.
However, Messi did not seem to care about the comments of netizens, and he did not respond in any way. Even updated the photo with his wife on foreign social ** platforms, and it seems that Messi was not affected by the incident.
The incident has caused serious damage to Messi's reputation and popularity in the Chinese market. His endorsement partnerships and campaign plans are at risk of being cancelled or terminated. Moreover, the incident also affected the two friendly matches of the Argentine national team originally scheduled to be played in China in March, which may be cancelled.
In response to the incident, the organizer Telter also announced that it would provide a 50% refund to all fans who watched the game in person, and apologized to all fans who were disappointed with the match between Hong Kong Stars United and Miami International.
This Messi incident has attracted global attention and discussion, showing the serious threat to Messi's image and market influence in China. Messi's double-standard behavior not only lost the support of Chinese fans, but also caused anger and condemnation from foreign netizens. The incident also had a negative impact on Messi's business cooperation and image in China.
However, we should also be aware that as a professional athlete, Messi's behavior is influenced to a certain extent by various factors, including personal emotions, physical condition, club or national team arrangements, etc. We cannot easily criticize and condemn him excessively. As fans, we should uphold the fairness of sports and respect the rights and interests of athletes, and at the same time, we should maintain a rational and objective attitude towards athletes' behavior.
In general, this Messi incident not only sparked anger and dissatisfaction among netizens at home and abroad, but also reminded athletes that they should act cautiously under public attention. At the same time, as fans and the public, we should also look at the behavior of athletes rationally and not easily make too one-sided and extreme evaluations. Ultimately, we hope that sport can be a bridge between countries and regions, rather than a tool to isolate people from each other.