A source said Messi's reluctance to engage with Hong Kong players off the field left some members of the home dressing room disappointed, too. The eight-times Ballon d'Or winner reportedly refused ...

Thousands of soccer fans in Hong Kong were left disappointed ... in a rather awkward end to the trip. The boos continued when the big-screen cameras panned to Messi. The shift in mood had occurred ...

Lionel Messi (second from right) remained on the bench throughout the friendly game between Inter Miami and the Hong Kong team Lionel Messi's Hong Kong fans who bought tickets to a friendly that ...

The Hong Kong government said Messi was contracted to play at least 45 minutes. "I always want to play, especially in these games where we travel so far and people want to see our games," he said.

Soccer fans in Hong Kong continued stewing this week over Argentine superstar Lionel Messi's failure to take the field in an exhibition match his Major League Soccer team, Inter Miami, played last ...

Global football sensation Lionel Messi tried to temper the national outrage after he failed to make an appearance on the pitch at a match in Hong Kong. The Argentine player said there was no truth ...

The Messi mania has taken over Hong Kong ahead of the exhibition match between ... After starting their preseason with a trip to El Salvador, the team traveled to Texas to face Dallas FC, where ...

Frustrated fans of Argentine football star Lionel Messi who paid to watch him in action in Hong Kong, but were left disappointed when he missed the game entirely, would be given a 50 per cent ...

Hong Kong made international news in 2024 - whether passing a new security law, the deaths of monkeys at a city-centre zoo, ...

HONG KONG--The organizer of a soccer match featuring Inter Miami in Hong Kong was dealing with backlash from both angry fans and the government after widespread disappointment that Lionel Messi ...