
China has announced that it will cancel two friendlies that were scheduled for the Argentina national team, following protests over the absence and behavior of Lionel Messi, who did not take the field in Hong Kong with Inter Miami, provoking the anger of the local government, which is effectively controlled by the Chinese. , also due to the fact that just 3 days later Mesi played with his team in Tokyo. Fans in Hong Kong who had paid up to 570 euros for a ticket to see the World Champion on the field, expressed their indignation at the absence of the Argentine striker, but also at his behavior, as he did not address the public to apologize.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Football Federation published a statement announcing that the Asian country will not host Argentina's scheduled friendlies for the month of March. The cancellation of the tour in China is a blow to the Argentine Federation, which considers the Asian colossus a strategic market and where it has numerous sponsorship or cooperation contracts with local companies. Argentina's national team had announced a tour of the Asian country from March 18 to 26, during which they would face Nigeria and Ivory Coast in Beijing.
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