What friendlies was Inter Miami going to play in China?
The Lionel Messi team, Inter Miami, had planned to tour China during the first week of this month of November. This information was validated by the same social networks of the 'Garzas'.
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"The promoter of the tour, NSN, has informed Inter Miami CF of the cancellation of their tour in China due to unforeseen circumstances in China. The ambition of Inter Miami remains to expand their global reach by playing in front of incredible fans around the world; The Club will continue to explore future opportunities with NSN to achieve this goal", reads the statement.
That is why now, from within the US team, they will have to arrange other friendlies, as Messi will have to return to the field when the Argentina national team faces off on November 16, for the fifth round of the World Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
Messi returned to Inter with his eighth Ballon d'Or
On the day Diego Armando Maradona would have turned 63, Lionel Messi broke his own record again by winning the Ballon d'Or for the eighth time in his career (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2023). The Argentine surpassed rivals such as Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland, and Kevin de Bruyne.