Source: Huanqiu.com
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Major League Soccer team Miami International and the Hong Kong Stars of China played an exhibition match at the Hong Kong Stadium on the afternoon of February 4. However, star Messi did not play until the end of the game that day, causing dissatisfaction among nearly 40,000 fans at the scene, and related controversies have been fermenting in recent days. According to a report by Hong Kong Sing Tao Network, two days after Messi's absence, Miami International owner and former England national team captain David Beckham released a promotional video on social media on the evening of the 6th.
David Beckham Data Map Source: Hong Kong media
According to the report, Beckham uploaded a promotional video filmed in cooperation with an overseas food delivery platform on his social account, and he himself appeared in the film. However, before the video could be promoted, Beckham himself was besieged by fans who were unhappy with Messi's failure to play in Hong Kong.
Fans swiped Beckham's social media accounts to demand an apology and a refund. Screenshot of the comment area of Beckham's social account
Sing Tao noticed that some fans directly left messages asking for refunds, some asked Beckham to "please respect Hong Kong, China" and asked the other party to apologize, and some repeated messages in Spanish, bombarding the team for "disrespecting the fans and ruining Messi", and some fans left messages saying that they had been Beckham's fans since childhood, but this incident made him very disappointed, believing that the club's actions were "lies and deception".
On the evening of the 4th, the Hong Kong SAR government issued two statements expressing "extreme disappointment", and the Hong Kong Legislative Council member of the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing sectors Fok Qigang also asked the organizers and the Miami International team to apologize and explain to the Hong Kong public. On the 6th, Huo Qigang posted a long post on social media platforms to respond again, saying that the careful arrangements we prepared for the arrival of the team were trampled on, which is regrettable.