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Messi mania hits HK

Updated on: 04 February,2024 07:24 AM IST  |  Hong Kong
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Hours before Inter Miami strode onto the pitch for an open training session, fans were forming long queues outside the 40,000-capacity venue, chanting the World Cup-winning captain’s name

Messi mania hits HK

Lionel Messi. Pic/AFP

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” took hold of the city. Police closed off streets around the Hong Kong Stadium as fans flocked to catch sight of the Argentina superstar, the greatest player of his generation, ahead of a match on Sunday. 


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Hours before Inter Miami strode onto the pitch for an open training session, fans were forming long queues outside the 40,000-capacity venue, chanting the World Cup-winning captain’s name.


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