According to Titan , Messi’s wax statue in Huizhou city, Guangdong province, was destroyed. The incident was considered serious by city officials because Messi’s wax statue was placed in the museum.

Messi’s wax statue was vandalized.

This is an act of vandalism of public property and Chinese police are investigating the incident. However, it also shows the backlash from Chinese fans after the incident Messi caused during his tour in Asia.

On February 19, the superstar born in 1987 filmed a rather long video to explain why he did not play in the friendly match in Hong Kong. Leo said that ever since he was in Saudi Arabia, he was tormented by pain. In the second match in the Middle East (against Al Nassr), Messi endured the pain to play, but this made the situation worse.

“When I arrived in Hong Kong, even though I hadn’t recovered yet, I continued to go out to practice to respond to the cheers of the audience. Before the match day, I felt really unwell so I had to rest” , the spearhead of Inter Miami explains.

Leo also affirmed that he did not intentionally disrespect Chinese fans, after not appearing in the friendly match against Hong Kong, but playing for Inter Miami in the match against Vissel Kobe in Tokyo (Japan). a few days later.

Messi struggled to repair his image after his tour in Asia.

“A few days later, when I arrived in Japan, I felt good and wanted to play to prepare physically and find form for the new season. That’s all, there are no other reasons. “, Messi affirmed.

Messi’s apology received a lot of sympathy from the media. Mr. Hu Xijin (Ho Tich Tien), former Editor-in-Chief of the Global Times, wrote on his personal page that “Messi’s attitude in the apology is quite sincere and I personally accept that explanation”.

However, the Inter Miami star has not been able to appease the fans’ anger. Many Chinese football fans demand that the country’s government ban Messi from coming to China to play football or participate in promotions in the future.

The famous Chinese journalist also admitted that “the anger of Chinese and Hong Kong fans is the price Messi must pay”.