Hong Kong’s government has expressed its “extreme disappointment” after Argentine football star Lionel Messi angered fans by sitting out of a long-anticipated exhibition game in the Chinese territory.
Messi’s failure to play comes as Hong Kong struggles to rebuild its status as a global hub amid a sluggish post-pandemic economic recovery and a sweeping political crackdown by authorities in Beijing.
Many of the more than 38,000 people who attended Sunday’s game between David Beckham-founded Inter Miami and a Hong Kong XI chanted, “Refund! Refund!”, after Messi stayed on the bench. Inter Miami won the game 4-1.
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