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Lionel Messi Detained: Legendary football star detained in China, know the whole matter
Argentine football star Lionel Messi is in trouble in China. The star footballer has been detained at the airport in China. The video of being detained at the airport is also going viral on social media. The Chinese police have interrogated Messi by taking him into custody.
It is seen in the video that Lionel Messi is surrounded by Chinese policemen at Beijing Airport. In fact, these days Lionel Messi has gone to China to play in a friendly match between Argentina and Australia. This match between the two teams is to be held on June 15. When he reached Beijing airport to take part in this match, he was stopped by the police while exiting the airport.
Know why the police took him into custody
According to the information, the police had detained Lionel Messi on June 10, whose video is now going viral. Police detained Lionel Messi because of his passport. Lionel Messi holds both Argentine and Spanish passports. While traveling to China, Lionel Messi was traveling on a Spanish passport and not an Argentine one. At the same time, there was no visa for China on the Spanish passport. In such a situation, Chinese police officers stopped Lionel Messi at the airport only when the rules were not followed.
There’s was passport issue with Messi’s arrival to China causing delay but look at De Paul continuing to body guard Messi, we all need a friend like that, don’t we?
Video🎥 Via @nextonemaybe
— FCB Albiceleste (@FCBAlbiceleste) June 10, 2023
Fans were waiting for Messi
Lionel Messi was briefly held up at the airport for traveling on a Spanish passport instead of an Argentine one. It took about half an hour to resolve this whole issue, after which the entry visa in China was given to Lionel Messi. Messi could enter China only after getting the visa. At the same time, the star footballer has a strong following in China as well. In such a situation, the fans kept waiting for him outside the airport. Please tell that this is the seventh time that Lionel Messi is on a tour of China.