On February 7, Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi posted on his official Weibo account to explain that he had not participated in the Hong Kong friendly match.
According to the IP address, the Weibo was posted in Sichuan, and Messi himself was in Japan at the time, preparing to participate in the game that night.
Here's what Messi posted on Weibo:
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. A hug to everyone and a happy Year of the Dragon in advance! "
At the moment, Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi is currently playing a series of friendly matches in Japan, and he appeared to have recovered from his groin pain in the 60 minutes of those matches. Messi has been absent in only one of the six pre-season games, and this missed game happened to be a friendly match for Hong Kong, China.
Previously, in 2010, the Barcelona football team came to China, and on the third day of Barcelona's China tour, the scheduled love interaction activity with the children in the Sichuan ** disaster area had an unexpectedly cold scene.
According to the itinerary, Barcelona players should interact with children from the disaster-stricken areas in Sichuan, and work with Audi and the United Nations Children's Association to build an iron triangle of love to provide material and spiritual help to children in the disaster-stricken areas. However, after the children waited for nearly half an hour, the players slowly came out of the locker room, and the participants were all second-tier players who were not known to die-hard fans and professional football reporters. The players just stood there, acting as a backdrop for the camera, with no interaction with the children.
The host wanted the Barcelona players to be able to play a game with the children, but the Barcelona press officer refused the request, citing no arrangement. In the end, only one player played a symbolic three-kick ball, which was a bit disappointing for the fans and children at the scene.
Next, Ibrahimovic and Messi slowly walked to the pitch, but they only watched from a distance and did not interact with the children. In the group photo session, the whole Barcelona team hurriedly left after posing, and Messi's figure was also difficult to find, making the photographers who had been waiting for a long time feel helpless.
*After the photo with the children, they were invited out of the football field, and the children's activities had to be temporarily relocated to the plastic track. Such a result also made the staff of the United Nations Children's Association feel helpless, but the naïve children did not feel the embarrassment of the adults.
Messi's attitude towards Chinese fans has invisibly hurt this pure enthusiasm and expectation, which is not only disrespectful to the fans present, but also a contempt for all football fans.
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