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The organiser of Inter Miami’s controversial exhibition match in Hong Kong – which saw football superstar Lionel Messi sit out the entire game – has announced a 50 per cent refund to fans amid pressure from officials and the public. Tatler Asia, which organised last Sunday’s pre-season friendly, on Friday said it would make the […]

China’s state-run Global Times has warned of possible “political motives” behind Lionel Messi’s failure to play in a much-publicised Hong Kong exhibition match, an absence which angered thousands of fans and the city’s government. In an editorial on Thursday, the paper said the explanations offered by the Argentinian football icon for remaining on the bench […]