Lionel Messi’s visit to Hong Kong ended in heartbreak for his fans as the Argentine superstar did not take to the field in Inter Miami’s 4-1 win against a local League XI in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday.
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#lionelmessi #hongkong #soccer
When Inter Miami played Al Nassr, Messi didn’t come out until the 83rd minute and Ronaldo didn’t play. I’d say that’s even a bigger disappointment when most people wanted to see both.
Genuine Hker support Lionel Messi, those others in the stadium are little pink fr. Prc
Bro nobody cares 😂 Hong Kong need to get a grip 😂
You’re NO LONGER welcome to HKG. Get out HERE !
Messi hurt Chinese badly, he could never come back to China, he will not have any Chinese fans.
It’s not Messi’s fault. He always plays. This is the organization’s fault. There’s this stupid trend called load management in US sports that try’s to preserve their top players in less important games. Like it’s the mls what are u load managing for?
This is not about “caring for fans”, etc. This is about them violating the signed contract of 45 min of 0lay by Messi for that game.
Also, Messi’s lack o response to the fans from the start was extremely disrespectful.
Got scammed by their own governor.😂😂
$600 for a ticket is purely a scam. Why so many people bit the bait?
This is a complete deception,Beckham and Messi are liars. Moreover, Messi not only did not play,but also had his hands in his pockets throughout the game. His arrogance made all Chinese people angry!
Messi was not injured and he could’ve played if he wanted to. He didn’t want to be there and he just let his character showed.
To make things worse, the coach’s apology was a lie. It would’ve been better if they just left without the lying.
Actually, instead of being obsessed with Messi, Beckham(doesn’t even play anymore), HK fans should’ve looked forward to seeing a great game with a decent Inter-Miami team. They have great stars in Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, etc. Forget about Messi. The game is so much more than just one player!!
You are brain dead
The game is exactly a Messi show and later on all the fans found there is no Messi at all.😂
Hong Kong Fans paid $600 for tickets and the city welcomed him like a GOD literally – and Messi didn’t play for one minute or even say one word.
he speaks only Spanish. even if he said one word, would majority of the HK fans understand him? And he couldnt play coz he was injured. One minute, five minutes is all that it takes to aggravate an injury with the possibility of it becoming career ending. I guess if he should be listening to you as you give good advice (said no one ever)
@@porddaedit’s not that hard to say “nihao” or something to the fans，there has been thousands of celebrities that went to HK/China without knowing Chinese, they had no problem, in the very minimum, body language’s always there. As for injury, I know Japan is top of World in Medication… But man, it’s amazing how they cured Messi within a day and have him played the game.
Specially he played in Tokyo two days later.
Messi is a dwarf,I mean in spirit.
Not only he didn’t show up in the game, but his overall attitude was really offensive like being anger in front of the crowd, totally no single smile, no waving to fans, just like he was forced to present at the spot. At the end of the game, he even hided behind the team and showed zero interest in meeting any official! After 2 days, he turned on another hyper look in Japan, not only a magically speedy recovery but also showed interest in meeting anyone like gigolo! Not mentioning HK ticket is almost double than Japan! He just seemed fooling all fans in HK.
Very sad. Can he try to comfort his fans a bit? Especially for the little fans that come all the ways to support him. A very sad thing to happen.
Real Meesi MESS!!!!!!!
It’s a scam and sounds political involved too, some people travel as far as from xinjiang and inner Mongolia to honk kong to see him, according to the contract and promises he’ll in the race for at least 45 minutes, we’ll guess Messi reputation in Saudi and China images 😮😮
he just care about money. messi
All Chinese appreciate Messi, and all Chinese sponsors will not sponsor anything related to Messi, so Messi’s team will be satisfied;
Argentina’s national economy is collapsing, and later it is estimated that only the gangs are left. Messi was born in a great country, a country ruled by gangs.
stick to your own language…your reasoning in English is embarrassing
I agree that the Falklands belong to the UK, because Argentina does not have J-20, DF-21D and DF-26B
Great Kobe, compared to Kobe, Messi is garbage
kobe played basketball, how is this a good comparison?
Very unprofessional and totally uncommercial.
They had a contract with the government saying messi will playin for at least 45 minutes. That’s not something u can say: His health is more important. It is something of your responsibility to play that game.
who is they?
很明顯是有政治因素。看來阿根廷三月訪華泡湯了。美斯一定不被批visa.
the fans need this lesson
Miami scam
Payback time
Brothers, his name is Lionel Yoshi.😂
Some guys say that maybe he was not have a good day or he didn’t feel good, well then how about those who paid 300 usd for the ticket just to watch him? Make it up to the audience if can’t live up to your own promise。。。。。
Mesi: Hey Chinese money giver, thanks for your money! I’m sorry that I insulted you guys, I don’t want to do this but I meant it. now I sincerely apologize for my inappropriate actions. Hope you guys can forgive me! Remember give me money next time I am in China.
I reckon that is the reason why pessi being called hormonal dwarf by the leaders of FC Barcelona.
*Since it is a commercial game, Messi’s intentional absence constitutes commercial fraud*
its an exhibition game and unless you are living under a rock, you know that Messi injuries are more now considering his advancing age
@@porddaed *Messi’s poor physical condition is caused by poor communication between the organizers and Inter Miami Football Club and Messi, and has nothing to do with the fans. The contract says “Messi plays 45 minutes”. Since the contract was not fulfilled, the organizers have refunded half of the ticket fees to fans. But this is a commercial fraud, and fans can jointly appeal to the court to let the organizers, Miami Football Club and Messi jointly bear the fans’ losses. The organizers can also appeal to the court and require Miami Football Club to compensate for the failure to fulfill the “Messi played 45 minutes” clause.*
*In addition, even if Messi was unwell and could not play on the court, he could participate in other interactive activities with fans, such as shaking hands, signing autographs, etc. Unfortunately, he did not do this and remained indifferent throughout.*
*It’s like you paid a high price for tickets to an Aretha Franklin concert, but Aretha Franklin didn’t show up, and you sat there watching her dancers perform for 90 minutes. What would you think?*
The Massey incident is an attempt to divert the world’s attention from the hot topic of Harbin and the crimes of Japan’s 731 biochemical unit
#supportMessi #HongKongIsOver #stayAwayFromCCP
Oppose the irrational attacks and reports by the Hong Kong Communist Party government and Hong Kong media.
No matter how much you pay to watch a game, there is no guarantee that a certain player will play.
S C A M
Chinese people go and get you some freedom first after yall can talk about messi
You will never see Cristiano doing this nonsense…man loves to be with his fans and actually goes out in public 😂
Obviously Messi support Donald Trump
how is that obvious? speaking out of your @ss again
Before the game, the father said: Dad will take you to see my idol. After the game, the child said: Dad, you are lying. Antes del juego, el padre dijo: Papá te llevará a ver a mi ídolo. Después del juego, el niño dijo: Papá, estás mintiendo.
shame on Messi.You shouldn’t take the money from Chinese Fans
Bro knowing nothing about respect, what a shame
I m a Chinese and I support and thumbs up Messi”s decision. He doesn’t want to be used as a toy by the CCP HK government to promote their propaganda. He never said he would play incl his contract but the ccp Hk gov puttin his photo every where and saying M will play to attract the crowds and to showcase the ccp rulling Hk is the greatest place. When he knew the human rights fighter Liu Xiao boy , the Nobel prize peace winner in Chinese jail likes football he send him his photo with signature right away to support him. But here in Hk he refuses to shake hands with the ccp Hk governor. Respect!!!
It is clear that the Chinese know very well who is at fault. So you don’t have to try to pretend to be Chinese. Anyone who can’t tell right from wrong must be politically biased, so I hope you spare the vast majority of innocent viewers who simply want to watch a football game. It was the player with no integrity who brought the political form into the sport, which is beyond doubt shameful.
Messi played in Beijing last summer and signed lucrative contracts with Chinese companies to be their endorser. He loves the money earned from the Chinese market. It’s only your illusion that he is a man of principle.
@@kawailing2629 what illusion? It was the Chinese companies that approached him despite his advancing age. What did they expect they were going to get for a player that is now playing in a retirement league? If there is an illusion, its is what the Chinese companies expect of him..
What a super Scam, shame on Messi
The Falklands belong to England
呦西呦西呦西呦西呦西呦西
what？
Could have gotten Messy out there.
Hongki, don’t look up to western anymore, save yr money to take care yr own family
🫵 Refund the money back to Hongki
The organizers cant promise players playing that is straight up irresponsible,,, now messi needs to be more caring with his fans , a little speach and apologies wasn’t too much to do ,the fact he needed to apologize our not is not the point we do it all the time in life just to be polite.
Messi’s actions show his poor character
Communist HK and China show their real character
Messi sat at the corner，and easily stole fans‘ money away without any guilt. just like，he stole the best FIFA men’s player from Haaland😮😮😮
no wonder Ronaldo is better
hmm..who has won more Ballon de Ors and WC trophies? Well?
@@porddaed womp womp
That’s a funny joke that Messi love his fans😂
Just an old timer on his way out. Selling his residual value with such a politically motivated attitude is not going to work well after this. That will include any club willing to shelter him. But then perhaps he is rich enough to snob at any more offers and sponsorships.😂
If you do not want to play, just do not go to HK
he wanted to play and was on the field for the warmups. he just could not due to his injury so he was taken out. Keep the narrative honest
They don’t care about fans. They only wanted your money.
Chinese fan have no respect for the goats 🐐
This is precisely why Messi snatched Haaland’s Ballon d’Or away last year. Clearly, he turned the soccer scene into a playground for his own duplicity. Add to this the tale of his commercial football stint in Hong Kong, where he breached his contract by not playing, offered no apologies, and then, merely three days later, appeared on the field in Japan. During his no-show in Hong Kong, he even fabricated an injury excuse, further proving his flair for deception.
Messi did not. Want to be a prop for the CCP
bro didn’t even interact in hk but was all friendly and shi in japan. Messi can keep his Sinophobic butt in Japan.
MESSI is Old Old
SUAREZ is Old Old!!!!!
He’s gonna lose ALOT of money for treating Chinese fans badly.
Scam
He didn’t come to HK to steal your worthless yuans and dollars. Someone else took off with the money. Japan was selling it for half the price. 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
The moral of the story, don’t boo at the Japanese anthem. Silly mainlanders.
The CCP can now impose their 10 dash line on Messi XD
A man who brings political discrimination into football does not deserve to be called the GOAT
If he is too sick to play, can’t he at least say a few words to apologize to his fans? Messi is really messy!
Biden: Messi don’t play in Hong Kong, don’t smile, don’t interact and don’t speak, or I’ll freeze your assets worldwide!
Messi: Ok boss!
He completed a scam that deceived 40,000 people at once.
If Messi hates China, hates HK, surely then doesn’t come. Everyone has the right to loving or hating. The point is why you hate here but still come to “steal “ money from the innocent ordinary fans’ pockets?! His soul is as high as his height. A world class shame!
Poor Hongkong fans are well robbed!
Miami is US, right. No wonder
The whole event was a scam, and Messi was part of it.
Will Asian fans learn a lesson from this? Will they still idolize western soccer stars who will snub them?
What a shame! This guy is shameless!
It’s really bad for inter Miami. They desperately need to make money to cover Messi’s $30 million pay /year. I doubt they can make money in China or other Asian country any more.
plastic fan got conned big time..
ask those hon…s what they know about inter Miami..
なんで日本ではちゃんとプレーしたの？香港での態度は良くなかったと思う。
Messi’s popularity in China is very low now.The fans are extremely disappointed with Messi.
a new argentina scam model? messi is not profesional.
What a messi/messy scam!
I love my fans, even the asians
Messi is a complete Deuchbag 🤡… they barely won the last World Cup… this should end them.
He is not Messi, he is Yoshi. Yoshi is a Japanese word often appearing in Chinese ww2 shows, and is a symbol of Japanese facism.
Messi shows a whole world his true face he is a piece of garbage
Before he came to Hong Kong last week, I thought Messi was a god, since he hurt countless Hong Kong football fans and children who spent a lot of money for him, I suddenly found that he is an international fraud, a fly in the toilet!Keep sports out of politics!
If people got scammed, it wasn’t by Messi. Use your brain if able… You paid money to go watch a useless match so you could take a selfie and post about how you got to see Messi?! Spend your money more wisely, you got played.
you can still see messi right? he is just resting. Also, this is super disrespectful to the team and other players, they are football stars too. I see this is a Chinese manner issue.
Done done done. Argentina is done.
messi is the mess🥵
The WORST was that after 3 days Messi PLAYED 30 minutes in the game in Japan !!! What would you make the Hong Kong fan think??
I don’t know why Messi did this. So weird. He didn’t have any bad experience with Hongkong, right?