On February 4, Miami International played an exhibition match with the Hong Kong Stars team at the Hong Kong Stadium, and Messi, who attracted much attention from fans, did not play and watched from the sidelines, causing dissatisfaction among fans. In the past few days, many fans have complained to the Customs, the Consumer Council, **, etc., hoping for reasonable explanations and compensation. According to Hong Kong Cable News on February 7**, Miami International replied to the **, saying that it would do its best to arrange Messi and Suarez to play, but the physical condition did not allow it, and said that the player's injury is part of football, and thanked the organizer Tatler for his efforts to hold a wonderful event, and hoped to visit Hong Kong again in the future. 
Hong Kong media said that not only Messi sat on the whole game, but Suarez also did not play the whole game. Source: Hong Kong media On February 7, Argentine star Messi's official Weibo post responded. The full text is as follows:Hello to all fans and friends in Chinese mainland and Hong Kong. As I said at the press conference earlier, I regretted that I could not play the friendly match in Hong Kong due to a groin injury, and my injury was swollen and painful. Friends who know me know that I want to give my all in every game, especially when I'm travelling so far with my team-mates and the fans are looking forward to seeing us fit fit. Hopefully one day we will have the opportunity to come back and play for the fans and friends in Hong Kong. I also look forward to returning to the mainland as soon as possible to share the joy of football with everyone. Give everyone a hug and wish everyone a prosperous Year of the Dragon in advance. 
On February 8, according to Xu Zexin, a reporter from Northwest Wang, the Chinese Football Association has suspended relevant cooperation with the Argentine Football Association, including the Argentine national team. The reporter searched and found that the Chinese Football Association had deleted all news about Leo Messi from the official website. **Zhongxin Sports, Global Network, Kandu News, Tianjin**.