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The "Messi Clause" was issued by the Football Association

author:Global Times

On the 23rd, the Chinese Football Association issued the "Regulations for the Filing and Supervision of International Competitions of the Chinese Football Association". It is clarified that before the start of ticket sales, the public will be informed of the terms of the main players' appearances and the handling plan in case of breach of contract, and the relevant plans will be clarified in the ticketing plan (ticketing terms).

The "Messi Clause" was issued by the Football Association

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The document also clarifies that before the event has been approved by an international organization, the organizer of a sports event shall not carry out "confirmation" and "factual" publicity of the event, shall not carry out any publicity activities based on the premise that the event has been approved, and shall not carry out any form of ticket sales and ticket pre-sale.

In addition, in terms of procedural requirements, the document points out that 80 days before the game, 60 days before the game, etc., the event plan, the participation confirmation form provided by the FIFA member association to which the foreign team belongs, the agreement signed by the tournament organizer and the foreign team, the application letter of the domestic club and the consent letter of the member association of the Chinese Football Association to which the club belongs, the ticketing plan and other documents should be submitted.

The "Messi Clause" was issued by the Football Association

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After the release of the document, it received support and praise from many fans, and some fans called it the "Messi clause".

Judging from the trips of more than one team to China in the past year, fans are full of expectations and spend a lot of money, but in the end, they are frequently disturbed by the stars "releasing pigeons".

Last November, Miami International's trip to China fell short just four days before the tournament.

Riyadh won the victory in China in January this year, because of Cristiano Ronaldo's injury, the related match fell through the day before the game.

The "Messi Clause" was issued by the Football Association

Messi did not play in the Hong Kong exhibition match. Photo by reporter Hou Yu

Then, in the exhibition match between Miami International and Hong Kong Stars in early February, the protagonist Messi did not appear. This game also became the only game in which Messi was absent from the list of six exhibition games of the Miami International team's trip. Many fans were extremely dissatisfied with the aftermath of the relevant parties, causing an uproar.

The two matches of the Argentine team's trip to China, which were originally scheduled for March, were also cancelled due to this.

Source | China-Singapore Sports

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