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Messi denies political snub was behind Hong Kong no-show

AFP · 1 month ago

Lionel Messi denied his absence from a match in Hong Kong two weeks ago that angered China was a political snub, but was caused by an injury.

Messi insists Hong Kong no-show was due to injury, not politics

AFP · 1 month ago

Argentine football star Lionel Messi insisted Monday that his absence from a match in Hong Kong two weeks ago that drew the ire of spectators was not a snub but prompted by injury.

Messi wows Tokyo fans days after Hong Kong no-show

AFP · 2 months ago

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi played 30 minutes of a friendly match in Japan on Wednesday, days after his no-show in a similar match sparked fury in Hong Kong.

Messi wows Tokyo fans in friendly defeat by Kobe

AFP · 2 months ago

Inter Miami's Lionel Messi pleased Tokyo fans on Wednesday in a friendly match that ended in a 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Vissel Kobe after the game ended goalless.

Messi says leg 'getting better' but could miss Japan match

AFP · 2 months ago

Lionel Messi said Tuesday his leg injury was "getting better" but the World Cup-winning captain could not guarantee he would be fit to play in Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Japan this week.

Hong Kong sports minister was assured Messi would play

AFP · 2 months ago

Lionel Messi had been contracted to play at least 45 minutes of a pre-season friendly that ended with his Inter Miami team being booed off, Hong Kong's sports minister said on Monday.

Messi, Beckham booed after Argentine star sits out Hong Kong friendly

AFP · 2 months ago

Lionel Messi and Inter-Miami co-owner David Beckham were booed on Sunday and angry fans demanded refunds after the Argentina superstar sat out the team's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.

Messi, Beckham booed after superstar sits out Hong Kong friendly

AFP · 2 months ago

Lionel Messi and David Beckham were booed on Sunday after the Argentina superstar sat out Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.

Messi mania hits Hong Kong as thousands flock to Miami training

AFP · 2 months ago

Tens of thousands of football fans turned out to see Lionel Messi train with his Inter Miami teammates in Hong Kong on Saturday, as "Messi mania"

Messi expected to play in Hong Kong despite injury worry: coach

AFP · 2 months ago

Lionel Messi should be able to take the field for Inter Miami's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong at the weekend despite an injury niggle, coach Gerardo Martino said Friday, to the relief of thousands of football fans in the city.

Football gives fans 'last outlet to support Hong Kong'

AFP · 2 months ago

All international football comes with displays of pride and heritage, but for Hong Kong fans, it is more than that.

Iran squeeze past Hong Kong into Asian Cup knockouts

AFP · 2 months ago

An unconvincing Iran toiled to a 1-0 win over Hong Kong on Friday to progress to the knockout rounds of the Asian Cup in a game of spurned chances for both teams.

Adopted Brazilian dreams big for 'our Hong Kong' at Asian Cup

AFP · 3 months ago

Everton Camargo admits he would be playing lower-league football if he had stayed in Brazil, so he switched to Hong Kong and is their danger man at their first Asian Cup in more than half a century.

VAR calls help UAE spoil Hong Kong's Asian Cup return

AFP · 3 months ago

Hong Kong's first Asian Cup match in over 55 years ended in a 3-1 defeat to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, the returning minnows on the wrong end of three big VAR calls in Qatar.

Five interesting facts and stats ahead of 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Live Soccer TV · 3 months ago

The 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup gets underway on January 12th. Ahead of the upcoming tournament, Live Soccer TV takes a look at some interesting facts and stats.

Messi, Miami heading to Hong Kong for pre-season friendly

AFP · 4 months ago

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will play a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong in February as part of the club's first ever international tour, the Major League Soccer side said Thursday.

Japan end Hong Kong's historic Asian Games football run in semis

AFP · 6 months ago

Japan emphatically ended Hong Kong's historic run with a 4-0 thumping Wednesday to move into an Asian Games men's football final against South Korea or Uzbekistan.

11 footballers arrested in Hong Kong match-fixing probe

AFP · 11 months ago

Hong Kong authorities have arrested 11 footballers from the same team over allegations of match-fixing in a domestic league, the city's anti-graft body said Tuesday.

The Spaniard raised at Barcelona who made Hong Kong football history

AFP · 1 year ago

Raul Baena cut his teeth in Barcelona's youth sides alongside Sergio Busquets and was later Mauricio Pochettino's trusted lieutenant at the heart of Espanyol's midfield in La Liga.