The friendly match between Inter Miami and the Hong Kong Stars has come to an end, but the drama caused by the match has intensified.
For this game, the pre-game promotion of the plum ball king was the biggest attraction, and the tickets were sold out instantly. But reality slapped the fans hard and made the Hong Kong government lose face.
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chan Mo-po, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung and others went to watch the game, but they did not know before the game that Messi would not play.
In response to the fact that Messi cannot play, the Hong Kong government has also made a lot of efforts, asking Messi to accept the award as captain after the game and speak to the fans to appease the fans. But the arrogant Messi, not only did not do this, but even in the team group photo, he only appeared in the back row, and then returned to the locker room as if nothing happened.
If Messi's "temporary injury" can be reluctantly accepted by the fans, but his above actions after the game cannot be forgiven by the fans in any way, even the "Messi fans" may not be able to find more suitable reasons to excuse him.
Inter Miami and Messi have broken the hearts of fans, treating fans as fools and the Hong Kong government as ATMs. Regarding this, Huo Qigang saidThe Organiser and Miami International are required to apologize and account to all members of the public in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong government has even issued a series of statements to express its attitude.
At 19:42 that night, a spokesman for the Hong Kong government responded: The event was awarded the "M" brand recognition by the Major Sports Events Committee, as well as a matching grant of $15 million and a venue funding of $1 million. Messi was unavailable for today's exhibition match**Like the other fans, they are extremely disappointed with the arrangements made by the organizers, and the organizers owe the fans an explanation. The Major Sports Events Committee will follow up with the organisers in accordance with the terms of the agreement, including possible deductions of sponsorship payments due to the failure of Mets.
At 22:54 that night, the Hong Kong government issued a statement again, saying: The Hong Kong team vs International Miami CF exhibition match was unable to play, and failed to explain and explain in detail as soon as possible, expressing extreme disappointment. Again, the relevant authorities will hold the organizer responsible for the terms of the agreement, including the possible deduction of sponsorship payments due to the failure of Metz to appear.
The two statements of the Hong Kong government show the attitude of the Hong Kong government, and also show the fact that the fans and the Hong Kong government are kept in the dark, and the Hong Kong government is very dissatisfied. No matter what explanation the organizer makes, the deduction of the relevant payment should not be able to escape.
Many world-class football stars like to come to China to make money, because the Chinese market is big enough and there are enough fans. Players can make money, and fans can see their idols play football up close, which is a win-win thing, but it makes the fans wronged. Through this incident, I believe that domestic fans will no longer pay for it fanatically, and it is estimated that Messi will not come to China again in the future.