Lionel Messi on spectator role in Hong Kong: “False stories”. Messi's club Inter Miami hosted Hong Kong XI during pre-season training on February 4th.
Many of the approximately 38,000 fans in the stadium in the Chinese special administrative region came because of him. But Messi sat on the bench for 90 minutes in the US club's 4-1 win, earning him nasty comments online from angry fans and boos in the stadiums. As at a press conference in Japan - Miami's next game stop - Messi explained his non-playing with adductor problems.