Messi tickets in Hong Kong snapped up in under an hour

Agence France-Presse

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Lionel Messi walks holding his eighth Ballon d" Or="" trophy="" at="" the="" DRV="" PNK="" stadium="" in="" Fort="" Florida.="" Cristobal="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/12/15/12152023-lionel-messi-walks_epa.jpg"/><figcaption>Lionel Messi walks holding his eighth Ballon d&#x27;Or trophy at the DRV PNK stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Cristobal Herrera, EPA-EFE</figcaption></figure></div>HONG KONG -- Tickets to see Lionel Messi in a Hong Kong friendly were snapped up in under an hour on Friday after nearly two million people queued online, organizers said.The Argentine great and his Inter Miami side will face a Hong Kong XI at the 40,000-capacity Hong Kong Stadium on February 4.Football fans in the finance hub of 7.5 million logging in to the ticketing app on Friday morning faced a mammoth queue for tickets, which cost from HK$880 to HK4,880 ($110-$625).&quot;We are absolutely thrilled with the response from the fans,&quot; said Michel Lamuniere, chairman and CEO of Tatler Asia, which is helping to stage the game.Some social media users posted screenshots of the app showing an error message which cited &quot;traffic overload.&quot;Messi last played in Hong Kong in 2014, also for a friendly game.Miami co-owner David Beckham, who played in Hong Kong in 2003 soon after joining Real Madrid, previously said the MLS club was looking forward to playing in a &quot;beautiful city with a great sports scene.&quot;Miami&#x27;s line-up in Hong Kong will also include Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets, according to organizers.The Hong Kong XI will be made up of players from the Chinese territory&#x27;s top division.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Tickets to see Lionel Messi in a Hong Kong friendly were snapped up in under an hour on Friday after nearly two million people queued online, organizers said.

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Messi tickets in Hong Kong snapped up in under an hour

Messi tickets in Hong Kong snapped up in under an hour

Agence France-Presse

Published Dec 15, 2023 03:50 PM PHT

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