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Football legend Lionel Messi needs to get down on his dodgy knees. The Argentine ace left Chinese fans furious when he failed to play in an Inter Miami friendly in Hong Kong where some had paid $500 (sh1.9 million) to see him.

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US side Inter Miami's Argentine forward Lionel Messi prepares to come into the game during a friendly football match against Japanese sie Vissel Kobe of Japan's J-League at the National Stadium in Tokyo on February 7, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)