Messi played in Japan, and Huo Qigang spoke out again→

On the evening of the 7th, Beijing time, the Miami International team and the Kobe Victory Boat team played an exhibition match in Tokyo, Japan, and Messi, who attracted much attention, came off the bench in the game.

Subsequently, @霍启刚 posted again, saying, "I hope that Messi, Inter Miami CF, including team chairman David Beckham and the organizer Tatler, will give an explanation to the public." ”

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Previously reported

On the evening of the 7th, Beijing time, the Miami International team and the Kobe Victory team played an exhibition match in Tokyo, Japan, and Messi, who has attracted much attention, came off the bench.

Unlike in the Hong Kong exhibition game, Miami International started almost all of the game. Suarez, who was not playing at the time, started the game, while substitutes Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets also started.

The match with the Hong Kong Stars on the evening of the 4th also became the only game in which Messi was absent from the list of 6 exhibition matches of the Miami International team's trip.

In that game, Messi did not appear on the court on the grounds of injury, and many fans who came specifically for Messi were extremely disappointed and extremely dissatisfied with the response afterwards.

Messi failed to play in the Hong Kong exhibition match. Photo by Hou Yu

Conduct confrontation training before the game

It is worth mentioning that in the pre-match training on the evening of the 6th, Messi participated in the confrontation training with the ball, which was only 2 days away from the exhibition match in Hong Kong.

The organizers of the Japan exhibition match described Messi as training with great energy, passing and running very briskly, and participating in the entire training session.

It can also be seen through the training video that Messi looks more relaxed and happy, chewing gum, and talking and laughing with his teammates.

Screenshot of the social media of the organizer of the Miami International Team Japan exhibition match

On the morning of the 6th, Messi also appeared alone at the press conference. As for whether he will be able to play, he said that he does not know yet, and will check his condition in training, but he feels that the situation has improved.

As for the absence from the previous exhibition match in Hong Kong, Messi responded: "I think it's unfortunate, in the first match in Saudi Arabia, I felt some discomfort in my adductor muscles, and the MRI showed that it was not an injury, but I still felt unwell. ”

'A lot of people come here in Hong Kong and I want to play and it's a shame that something like this happens in football. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to compete in Hong Kong in the future. Messi said.

On the evening of the 7th, 3 minutes before the start of the Miami International Team's Japan exhibition match, Messi's Weibo account posted another response to the incident of not appearing before.

"I didn't play in the friendly match in Hong Kong because of a groin injury, and my injury was swollen and painful. Friends who know me will know that I want to give my best in every game, especially when I travel so far with my team-mates and the fans are looking forward to seeing us fit and healthy. ”

Screenshot of Messi's social media

Messi becomes "Messy" (chaotic)

After the turmoil, Miami International Club President David Beckham did not travel to Japan with the team, but appeared in the Asian Cup semi-finals between Jordan and South Korea, looking haggard.

At present, the comment section of Miami International's social media is full of dissatisfaction and doubts from fans.

Some fans bombarded Inter Miami as a liar team: "No one wants to watch your game, people travel thousands of miles to watch the game, just for Messi, but what did you do?

A Japanese fan said: "If Messi doesn't play, you guys go home." ”

Ticketing shows that until the night before the game, the tickets for the Miami International Team Japan Exhibition Match have not been sold out, and even the lowest grade of 5,000 yen (equivalent to about 243 yuan) has a lot of tickets left, and only the highest-end tickets are sold out. Tickets will still be available on-site on match day.

Miami International Japan Exhibition Match ticket price map.

On the morning of the 7th, nearly 3 days after Messi's absence from the Hong Kong exhibition match, some Hong Kong media reported that the Miami International team finally responded to the incident.

"Injuries are part of a beautiful game and we have to always put the health of the players first," they said. Our goal has always been to get them to play, which is why they were all included in the initial list that was handed over to the organisers before the game. We could have ruled out these two players before the game, but we waited until the last minute with the utmost sincerity, which further underscores our commitment to doing everything possible. ”

"In the end, both players were deemed unavailable because the medical staff said it would pose a threat to their health. If fans are willing to host the club again, Inter Miami will be eager to return to beautiful Hong Kong in the future. ”

Source: @霍启刚, Top News, China News Network

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