Messi's arrival in Hong Kong, China attracted attention, and the plum ball king who just swallowed the bitter fruit of 0-6 wants to take the Hong Kong football team to be angry?
On the afternoon of February 2, Beijing time, Messi and the Miami International Team of the United States arrived at Hong Kong International Airport by plane to officially start their trip to Hong Kong, China.
At 4 p.m. on February 4, Messi's Miami International team will play against Hong Kong, China, and it is expected that 40,000 people will enter the stadium with tickets to watch. There were performances before the competition, and the singers in attendance included Deng Ziqi, Lu Hanting, Jiang Tao and others.
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami team arrives in Hong Kong, China.
In addition to Messi, there are also stars such as Suarez in the Miami International team, and their group is expected to arrive in Hong Kong on the afternoon of February 2, with a press conference in the evening, a stadium training day and football camp activities on the 3rd, and an exhibition match with the Hong Kong team at 4 pm on the 4th.
According to the report, the owner of Miami International, the famous football star David Beckham, was "waiting for the trip" to Hong Kong, and earlier filmed a video saying "I can't wait to see everyone in Hong Kong, I hope you are as excited as I am", and said that "I look forward to sports events in a beautiful city with such an excellent sports atmosphere".
After the news of Messi's visit to Hong Kong was announced at the end of last year, it set off a wave of enthusiasm. On December 15 last year, Hong Kong organizers said that because nearly 2 million fans grabbed tickets online, tickets for the friendly match were sold out in less than an hour, with ticket prices ranging from 880 to 4,880 Hong Kong dollars. In the following month, the publicity of Messi's visit to Hong Kong can be described as overwhelming, in addition to setting up advertisements at the bus stop, Messi also "boarded" the only sailing ship in Hong Kong, the "Duck Spirit", to shuttle through Victoria Harbour. The bust photo of the king of the ball was printed on the mainsail, attracting many tourists to check in.
Messi attracts a lot of attention from fans.
Although Messi only stayed in Hong Kong for three days, there are still many businesses that offer Messi merchandise. In Mong Kok, a number of stores displayed the new Messi jersey, some fans said that they have always had the habit of collecting Messi jerseys, although the new style is half expensive, but the opportunity is rare, "Messi is not easy to play in Hong Kong, he may not come out again after retirement." Restaurants near the stadium have launched a "free snack in a Messi jersey" promotion, hoping to increase their business by one to two percent. The exclusive official hotel of this event is the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel in Hong Kong, and some Hong Kong media found at the end of last month that 3 of the 4 accommodation packages priced between 1,500 and 5,500 Hong Kong dollars have been sold out.
It is reported that after Beckham joined the Real Madrid team, he went to Hong Kong to participate in the game in 2003. Messi last played in Hong Kong in 2014, also in a friendly match. Attracting big-name football stars to Hong Kong is part of Hong Kong's "mega event economy", with more than 150 mega events expected to be held this year, covering cultural, sports, festive celebrations and more. Hong Kong Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung cited Messi's visit to Hong Kong as an example to refute the notion that "Hong Kong is losing its unique advantage". He said that Hong Kong still maintains its status as an international city, and Messi is not only here to play a football game, but the authorities also want to take the opportunity to promote Hong Kong's cultural characteristics, and are discussing with the team whether Messi can participate in more activities during his stay in Hong Kong.
Inter Miami is also star-studded.
Previously, the Miami International team led by Messi started its Asian tour, and the first game was the Saudi team, but the first game was 0-6 to the strong Riyadh Victory team. Although Riyadh Victory's popular star Cristiano Ronaldo is out due to injury and Messi is on the bench for most of the time, such a disparity in the score still shows that Inter Miami's competitive quality is limited. This time in Hong Kong, China, Messi and the Miami International team should not be soft, and the Hong Kong, China team, which has limited strength, is likely to lose.
On February 5, Messi will leave Hong Kong, China with the team to continue his Asian tour in Japan.