“Regarding Messi not playing the match today, the government, as well as all football fans, are extremely disappointed about the organisers’ arrangement. The organisers owe all football fans an explanation,” the government said in a statement on Sunday. “We understand the disappointment of the fans for the absence of Leo [Messi] and Luis Suárez,” Martino said. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/f...ion-inter-miamiHong Kong’s government have spoken of their ‘extreme disappointment’ after an injured Lionel Messi failed to appear in a sold-out game on Inter Miami’s pre-season tour. Messi played the final seven minutes of that losing effort.

Source: The Guardian February 05, 2024 01:47 UTC