Inter Miami star Messi explained on his personal official Weibo why he did not play in the Hong Kong match and expressed regret for the incident. The exhibition match between Inter Miami and Hong Kong United was held on Sunday (4th) evening, but the star Messi that the audience expected to see did not appear. Messi posted a bilingual article in Chinese and Spanish on Weibo at about 6pm yesterday (7th). He said that in this exhibition match, he injured his groin, the injury was swollen and painful, so he had to regretfully miss the game. He also said that he hopes to come to Hong Kong again in the future to bring exciting games to the fans. However, the word "apology" was not included in the entire post. Just a few hours after the post was uploaded, Messi played as a substitute in the Tokyo exhibition match and shot twice, causing dissatisfaction among fans in Hong Kong and mainland China. Fok Kit-yung responded angrily Fok Kit-yung, a member of the Legislative Council for Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publishing in Hong Kong, responded angrily to Messi's article on Weibo at about 8:30 last night, saying that Messi's performance in Japan was "rubbing salt into the wounds of Hong Kong fans." Huo Qigang pointed out that after Messi and the team left Hong Kong, the organizers made a few polite remarks at a brief press conference, seemingly thinking that the matter had been resolved. However, fans and Hong Kong people still have doubts and cannot let go of the incident. #zachxbt