Chinese police stopped the legendary football player on arrival while passing through the control.
Lionel Messi arrived in China, where, as part of the Argentine national team, on June 15 he is scheduled to play a friendly match against the local national team.
True, the journey to the “Celestial Empire” began for the legendary football player with an unpleasant episode. Chinese police detained Lionel Messi at the airport during an identity check.
This happened due to the absence of a visa in the striker’s passport. Messi flew to Beijing with his Spanish passport, he did not bring his Argentinean Lionel.
However, Spaniards could only freely enter Taiwan, not China. Messi believes that this is Chinese territory, so he did not apply for a visa.
When #Messi come to en #China, il n’a pas demande de visa. Il n’a pas pu entrer à l’aéroport de Pékin. Au bout de six heures, tout son entourage a passe la douane. Only Messi and his assistant erraient encore at le bâtiment de l’avion d’affaires. . pic.twitter.com/2y4JHgeJzu
— Cheikworld (@cheikworld) June 10, 2023
However, the country’s leadership put pressure on the police and, as a result, the forward was released, who issued an expedited visa.
This is not surprising, because the arrival of the captain of the world champions has caused a real uproar in China, and if Messi is denied entry into the country, Chinese fans may even attend mass protests.
We will remind, earlier the ex-forward of the national team of Argentina, Sergio Aguero, told how Lionel Messi was pinned after the transfer to the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
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