The controversy over Messi's absence from the Hong Kong friendly match is getting more and more intense. Yesterday evening, he posted on Weibo that he was unable to play in the friendly match in Hong Kong due to a groin injury, but a few hours after uploading the post, he played as a substitute in the Tokyo exhibition match between his team Miami International and Japan's Vissel Kobe, which caused dissatisfaction among the Hong Kong SAR government and a large number of fans. According to Hong Kong's Ming Pao, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau pointed out that Messi's team coach announced on Sunday (4th) that Messi could not play due to injury, but three days later he was "active and free to play" in Japan and "did a long period of intense exercise". Hong Kong people have many questions and hope that the organizers and the team can give reasonable answers. Hong Kong Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publishing Legislative Council member Fok Kit-yung even published a thousand-word article on Facebook, saying that Messi's playing in Japan "is definitely rubbing salt in the wounds of our Hong Kong fans", and emphasized that it must not be counted as a result and will continue to follow up. Executive Council Convener Regina Ip posted on social platform X, advocating that Messi should not be allowed to come to Hong Kong in the future. Messi's Weibo comment area was attacked. Meanwhile, Messi's Weibo comment area was also attacked. Although a large number of die-hard fans supported Messi and believed that he deserved to rest due to injury, many netizens also questioned why he could not play in Hong Kong but could play in Japan. The controversy caused by Messi's absence from the game has attracted much attention in recent days. On Thursday morning (8th), it even dominated the Weibo hot search list. How to clean up the mess is believed to be a very difficult problem. #BNB金鏟子
