Sports bosses in China have cancelled two friendly matches featuring world champions Argentina, after their star man Lionel Messi failed to turn out for his club in a Hong Kong exhibition match.But last week a high-profile friendly between Inter Miami and a select XI in Hong Kong sparked jeers and calls for refunds, after Messi did not take to the field, citing injury.
The Beijing Football Association said on Saturday that the capital does not have plans to hold relevant matches in which Lionel Messi will participate. A friendly match with Argentina national soccer team, originally scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, East China s Zhejiang Province in March, was also cancelled due to
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Sports bosses in China have cancelled two friendly matches featuring world champions Argentina, after their star man Lionel Messi failed to turn out for his club in a Hong Kong exhibition match.