Jan 30, 2025 02:48 pm IST
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami Co-Owner David beckham are being investigated for an incident in peru.
Currently in a Pre-SESON TOUR Across North and South America, Inter Miami was recent in peru, as they top on top-tier side universitario, at the monumental u marathon stadium in lima on. After the match ended in a 0-0 draw, the visitors came out on top in penalties, winning 5-4.
But lionel messi’s visit to peru has alredy been shrouded in controversy as the argentine wasn’t present during the club’s met and great fan event before the match. Fans Had Reportedly Paid Approximately 3,000 Soles ( 69,675) To meet the 2022 world cup winner, but he decided to opt out without the peruvians being informed about it.
Lionel Messi and David beckham under Investigation
Responding to the situation, Indecopi, Peru’s National Consumer Protection Authority, has launched an investment into the incident. In an official statement, the body stated, “In light of the complaints Regarding the Absence of Footballer Lionel Messi at the Meet & Greet Event Prior to the Friendly Match Between Inter Miami and UNIVERSITAROO I have launched actions to determine where there has Been a breach of advertising regulations and/or any infringement of consumer rights by the event organizers. “
Although, Messi wasn’t present during the event, he was part of miami’s starting line-up for the match. There was a similar incident during miami’s preseason friendly in hong kong last year, when messagei didn’t play a single minute. There was 38,323 fans present at the stadium and had spent approximately upwards of 1,000 hong kong kong dollars ( 11,114). Spectators at the venue began to demand for refunds and at the final whistle, boed and jeered at co-owned david beckham with thumbs-down gestures.
Meanwhile, Messi’s Contract with Miami Ends This Year, with an option of a 12-month extension. Speaking on Him potentially remaining at the Mls, Miami Co-Owner Jorge Mas Recently Said, “Leo and I will sit down to discus the future.”
“I full expect that when our new stadium opens in 2026, Leo Messi will be our number 10.”
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