Recently, Messi posted an apology video on social media. Argentine media outlet "Ole" pointed out that Messi's actions indeed caused financial losses to the Argentine national team. Messi's explanation, to a large extent, aimed to avoid misunderstandings and quash rumors.
"Ole" wrote, "In the match against a Hong Kong celebrity team, Lionel was absent due to illness. However, he played for 30 minutes in the friendly match against a Japanese team that followed, which stirred up a huge controversy in China. The consequence of this was the cancellation of Argentina's friendly match in China in March, causing economic repercussions for both the organizers and the Argentine national team."
"Ole" emphasized that Messi's apology was also to dispel rumors and prevent misunderstandings. Therefore, the Argentine decided to upload a video on his social network, explaining the reasons for his absence from the match that day.
However, domestic netizens seem skeptical of this apology response.
Some netizens expressed that Messi only posted a video on Weibo, without sharing it on other social media platforms. Moreover, the video lacked even a simple apology, which greatly disappointed domestic fans.
