Hong Kong football fans angered as Messi sits out friendly match
Inter Miami were booed on Sunday and angry fans demanded refunds after superstar Lionel Messi sat out the team's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong. The World Cup-winning Argentina captain, who has a hamstring strain, stayed rooted to the bench throughout.
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00:00 [crowd cheering]
00:05 [announcer speaking]
00:08 [crowd cheering]
00:13 [crowd chanting]
00:16 I've been a Messi fan since I was very little,
00:19 and it really hurt me tonight.
00:21 I was very excited to see him play.
00:23 It was going to be my first time ever seeing him play.
00:25 So I was quite devastated.
00:27 I knew that since it was preseason, he wouldn't play too much,
00:30 but I thought at least he'd be out there for 20, 30 minutes.
00:33 But to see him not play at all, it was really devastating.
00:37 I'm very disappointed,
00:39 especially since they advertised him a lot for the match.
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00:54 [crowd cheering]
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