It's poor all round. Hong Kong is football crazy and the standard of the League means these exhibition games are a rare chance to see stars of the sport they love.
The organisers guaranteed Messi would play and of course all the advertising was focused on Messi, with fans paying hundreds of pounds for tickets. Obviously injuries happen but they continued this guarantee at kick off and Messi was named on the bench to never come on.
Additionally, Inter Miami didn't really start any of their 'stars'. If Beckham is going to rip off fans and pocket millions for silly exhibition games where he doesn't want his stars to get injured in, he shouldn't set them up in the first place.
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The organisers guaranteed Messi would play and of course all the advertising was focused on Messi, with fans paying hundreds of pounds for tickets. Obviously injuries happen but they continued this guarantee at kick off and Messi was named on the bench to never come on.
Additionally, Inter Miami didn't really start any of their 'stars'. If Beckham is going to rip off fans and pocket millions for silly exhibition games where he doesn't want his stars to get injured in, he shouldn't set them up in the first place.