According to @Main Station Global News, on the evening of the 7th, Beijing time, the Miami International Team and the Kobe Victory Ship Team played an exhibition match in Tokyo, Japan, and in the 60th minute of the game, Messi came on as a substitute.
Before the game, according to the list of Miami International matches published on the official website of Vissel Kobe, Messi appeared in the substitute lineup of Miami International. Messi did not play in the first half, warmed up after the start of the second half, and then came on as a substitute.
Unlike in the Hong Kong exhibition game, Miami International started almost all of the game. Suarez, who was not playing at the time, started the game, while substitutes Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets also started.
The match with the Hong Kong Stars on the evening of the 4th also became the only game in which Messi was absent from the list of 6 exhibition matches of the Miami International team's trip.
Conduct confrontation training before the game.
It is worth mentioning that in the pre-match training on the evening of the 6th, Messi participated in the confrontation training with the ball, which was only 2 days away from the exhibition match in Hong Kong.
The organizers of the Japan exhibition match described Messi training with great energy, passing and running very briskly, and participated in the entire training session.
Through training**, it can also be seen that Messi looks more relaxed and happy, chewing gum, and talking and laughing with his teammates.
On the morning of the 6th, Messi also appeared alone at the press conference. As for whether he will be able to play, he said that he does not know yet, and will check his condition in training, but he feels that the situation has improved.
On the evening of the 7th, 3 minutes before the start of the Miami International Team's Japan exhibition match, Messi's Weibo account posted a post in response to the previous incident of not appearing because of a groin injury.
Japan Exhibition Match.
There are quite a few tickets left.
After the turmoil, Miami International Club President David Beckham did not travel to Japan with the team, but appeared in the Asian Cup semi-finals between Jordan and South Korea, looking haggard.
At present, the comment area of Miami International Team's social ** is full of dissatisfaction and questions from fans.
Some fans bombarded Inter Miami as the best team: "No one wants to watch your game, people travel thousands of miles to watch the game, just for Messi, but what have you done?" Didn't say anything before the game (Messi's absence)? ”
A Japanese fan said: "If Messi doesn't play, you guys go home." ”
Ticketing shows that until the night before the game, the tickets for the Miami International Team Japan Exhibition Match have not been sold out, and even the lowest 5,000 yen (equivalent to about 243 yuan) has a lot of tickets left, and only the highest-end tickets are sold out. Tickets will still be available for purchase on-site on match day.
On the morning of the 7th, nearly 3 days after Messi's absence from the Hong Kong exhibition match, there was a Hong Kong ** report that the Miami International team finally responded to the incident.
"Injuries are part of a beautiful game and we have to always put the health of the players first," they said. Our goal has always been to get them to play, which is why they were all included in the initial list that was handed over to the organisers before the game. We could have ruled out these two players before the game, but we waited until the last minute with the utmost sincerity, which further underscores our commitment to doing everything possible. ”
In the end, both players were deemed unavailable because the medical staff said it would pose a threat to their health. If fans are willing to host the club again, Inter Miami will be eager to return to beautiful Hong Kong in the future. ”
The incident is still fermenting.
On December 15 last year, tickets for the Miami International Team Hong Kong Exhibition Match sold out within one hour of the opening of tickets.
On February 2, Messi and Inter Miami arrived in Hong Kong, and the players left the stadium before the ceremony was over.
On the evening of the 4th, the organizer's game list showed Messi as a substitute. 1 minute before the kick-off of the game, Messi was not included in the list of matches released by Miami International and did not appear in the end.
On the 5th, Kevin Yeung, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, revealed that 10 minutes before the end of the game, the organizer confirmed that Messi could not play, and the Special Administrative Region ** immediately took a series of remedial actions, such as telling the organizer whether he could ask Messi to personally explain to the fans and accept the award on behalf of the team, but none of them were done.
On the 6th, Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Lee Jiachao said that the Hong Kong SAR ** will urge the organizers to actively respond to the demands of fans who buy tickets and give a detailed explanation of the incident.
Hong Kong Legislative Council member Fok Qigang said that Messi's past achievements in the football world are undoubted and worthy of our respect, but I believe that Hong Kong fans did not feel respected in the way this game was handled.
Previously reported: Messi spoke: It's a pity that he didn't play in Hong Kong, China! I wish you all a prosperous Year of the Dragon in advance.
Messi's latest response in Japan! The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) spoke out again.
Synthesized from China News Network, Global Information of the Main Station, Hangzhou**, Global Network, etc.).