Messi Controversy Ends Game Organizer: 50% Refund Of Ticket Price
Soccer star Lionel Messi controversy Ends caused controversy by ‘no-showing’ at a friendly match in Hong Kong. He was absent due to injury at the time but played in a friendly match held in Japan three days later, fueling the anger of Hong Kong fans.
In the end, Tatler Asia, the organizer of the Hong Kong friendly match, decided to refund 50% of the ticket price.
Tatler Asia issued a statement today (9th), saying, “We apologize to all fans. We will not avoid our responsibility as an organizer,” and added, “We will return 50% of the ticket price to those who purchased tickets through official channels.” “He said.
Tatler explained that this refund resulted in a loss of 43 million Hong Kong dollars, or 7.3 billion won in Korean money. The Hong Kong government expressed its approval of Tatler’s decision, stating, “We appreciate Tatler’s choice and acknowledge their earnest commitment to refunding 50% of the ticket price in response to the diverse demands of the public.”
Previously, Tatler had widely advertised that Messi would play in a friendly match and sold tickets worth up to 4,880 Hong Kong dollars, or 840,000 Korean won, and they were all sold out within an hour of starting.
However, Messi did not play in the friendly match against Hong Kong held on the 4th due to injury.
It is said that the Hong Kong government, which had decided to provide a large amount of subsidies to the event, was notified of Messi’s absence 10 minutes before the end of the game. Fans who came to watch Messi’s match were angry and demanded a refund.
The Hong Kong government announced that it would reconsider its subsidy support.
Meanwhile, three days after the ‘Hong Kong no-show’, Messi played for about 30 minutes in a friendly match held in Japan, and Hong Kong fans’ criticism intensified.
Bill Tang, a Hong Kong lawmaker, held a press conference yesterday (8th) and announced that he would file a lawsuit with about 10 people if Tatler does not provide an explanation for Messi‘s absence within a week and refunds to those who bought tickets.
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