Hong Kong media: After the Messi turmoil, another blockbuster football match in Hong Kong was staged, with the world star team playing against the Hong Kong star team of China
The Hong Kong Lunar New Year Cup Football Match, which has been suspended for four years, was staged again at the Hong Kong Stadium on the afternoon of the 13th, with a world star team composed of 17 world-class stars playing against the Hong Kong Star Team of China. According to a number of Hong Kong media reports such as Ta Kung Wenhui, the ball game kicked off at 5 pm on the 13th, and the world star team took the lead, currently leading the Hong Kong star team 1-0.
Ta Kung Wen Hui said that the Hong Kong Stadium opened the gates at 3 p.m. for fans to enter, and a 100-meter-long queue formed outside the stadium before 3 p.m. World Stars player and former England national team goalkeeper David James promised before the game that every World Stars player would play.
Hong Kong Point News said that the popularity of the Hong Kong star team is not inferior to that of the world star team. Source: Hong Kong Point News
According to the report, the stars of the World Star Team appeared at the stadium, wore casual clothes to interact with fans before the game, and asked fans to sign and take photos.
Hong Kong media said that before the game, the players of the two teams appeared in the warm-up one after another. During the warm-up, Brazilian star Rivaldo's left-footed shot caused the fans to exclaim again and again, and some fans held Rivaldo's No. 10 shirt in Barcelona, which made people dream back to the golden era of 2000. At the same time, the popularity of the Hong Kong star team was not inferior to that of the world star team, and fans cheered and cheered from time to time during the warm-up.
Hong Kong media mentioned that Liu Yingting (Jer), Jiang Yisheng (Anson Kong), members of the Hong Kong boy group Mirror, and An Junhao (Simon), who was born on the Asian Avenue of Stars, performed before the game, and many fans entered the venue to support.
Hong Kong media said that about this football event after the Messi turmoil, Hong Kong fans are not worried about a repeat of the turmoil. The Guan couple, who have supported Serie A club Roma for more than 20 years, entered this time to meet the star "Prince of Rome" Totti. The two believe that the Messi incident is an isolated case, and they are not worried about the incident affecting the arrival of foreign teams in Hong Kong, and they said that they believe that the relevant parties will learn a lesson and will handle it carefully in the future.
According to a previous report by Xinhua News Agency, the two sides of this competition are the World Star Team and the Hong Kong Star Team, the former includes Totti, Piero, Materazzi, Villa and other World Cup champion players, as well as famous stars such as Veron and Morientes. These players have arrived in Hong Kong since last week and enjoyed the Spring Festival fireworks display on the evening of the 11th. "Prince of Rome" Totti praised the scenery of Hong Kong and looked forward to tasting traditional Chinese New Year food. Retired England goalkeeper David James greeted everyone in Cantonese and said that he would give fans a wonderful game. The tournament organisers said that they will distribute tickets to people in need and grassroots families, hoping to benefit the community at the beginning of the Chinese New Year and allow more fans to appreciate the performances of world-class players.