Hong Kong’s government have released an official statement criticizing Inter Miami’s decision to rest the injured Lionel Messi for a pre-season fixture. The 36-year-old attacker did not feature in Sunday’s friendly against Hong Kong XI as Luis Suarez was also fully rested from the friendly, with Inter Miami winning 4-1. Since then, there has been wide-spread criticism aimed towards the Herons from Hong Kong fans, with nearly 40,000 fans attending the fixture with the hope of watching Messi in some capacity. And as per the Guardian, Hong Kong officials have now released a statement taking aim a…
