The United States ** focuses on Messi's turmoil: this week is not going well, annoying Chinese fans and causing a crisis!
Messi incident"It's been happening for a week, but the heat hasn't slowed down. The American newspaper FrontofficeSports wrote an article on February 10 describing Messi's performance last week as: "It was a nightmare for Messi" because his performance was the worst of his career and triggered a huge crisis.
Let's take a look at what has been reported about Messer in recent times:
Sunday. 
Messi didn't play the full game against the Hong Kong Stars in Miami and was booed enthusiastically by 4,000 people. Hong Kong officials have already made a request to the organizers for Messi's absence from the game, which has caused strong dissatisfaction among fans.
Monday. Tournament organizer Michael President of TatlerAsia said in public that the organizers had canceled a HK$16 million sponsorship request from the Hong Kong Municipality** because of Messi's absence.
Tuesday. After arriving in Japan, Messi explained to reporters his reason for not playing: he had a problem with his muscles. But Messi feels that his body is getting better and better, and he is confident that he can play a business battle (against the Kobe Victory Fleet).
Wednesday. Messi was substituted 30 minutes before the end of Inter Miami's clash with Korwick. Before the game, Messi posted an apology on his personal account, but did not receive any response, because Messi's Weibo is in Sichuan, a place thousands of kilometers away from Tokyo. Fans in China are still angry, demanding that the Chinese brands Messi sponsor disassociate themselves from Messi as soon as possible.
Thursday. Messi did not participate in the business event in Hong Kong, China, nor did he participate in the world tour of the Miami World Cup, and Messi alone did not attend. According to the Global Times, Messi's absence has transcended the sporting realm, and Messi has annoyed fans in China.
Friday. The organizer of the competition, Tetler Asia, recently said that it will return 50% of the tickets to those who purchased tickets through formal channels, so that the organizers' profits will be reduced from HK$13 million to HK$43 million. Later, the Chinese side rejected the proposal for Argentina to play a warm-up match in China in March.