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HONG KONG — Soccer fans in Hong Kong will be able to see the world's best player Lionel Messi in action next year when David Beckham's Inter Miami play the Hong Kong team in February.
The highly anticipated match has been scheduled for Feb. 4 at the Hong Kong Stadium.
During their visit, the team will have an open training session — and half of those tickets will be reserved for community outreach. This is the team's first international tour.
Beckham, the American club's co-owner and president, sealed the deal to bring the team to Hong Kong when he visited the city last week.
Messi, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, was last in Hong Kong in 2014 when Argentina played against the city's national team.
The Argentina captain completed the set of major soccer honors after leading his country to clinch the World Cup title last year, which was promptly followed by his U.S. club winning the Leagues Cup in August. In addition to Messi, the all-star line up will also include teammates Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets.
Luxury and lifestyle media company Tatler Asia will host Inter Miami in Hong Kong, after having secured a 3-year agreement with the team. There are plans to hold a sporting and lifestyle event that rivals the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix.
Between the open training session and the exhibition game, some 80,000 people will be able to watch the game, Michel Lamunière, Tatler Asia's chairman, told CNBC. He predicted that about 50% of the people will be from Hong Kong, 30% from mainland China and the remaining from the rest of Asia.
Lamunière expects the event to be a boost to Hong Kong's economy.
"This event is not just a football game — we see the event [becoming] the equivalent of Formula One that is happening in Singapore, but in Hong Kong."
"In addition to the football game, there will be multiple festivities across the city, from F&B festivals, music, retail," he said, adding that Hong Kong's party district Lan Kwai Fong will be made pink to match the team's colors.
Tickets for the friendly match will go on sale from Dec. 15, priced between $880 Hong Kong dollars to HK$4,880 (about $112 to $624). They will be sold exclusively through Hong Kong based e-commerce travel app Klook.
Source: CNBC
香港球迷将在二月份看到梅西的比赛
香港——明年二月，大卫·贝克汉姆 (David Beckham) 的迈阿密国际队 (Inter Miami) 对阵香港队时，香港的球迷将能够看到世界上最好的球员莱昂内尔·梅西 (Lionel Messi) 的比赛。
这场备受期待的比赛定于2月4日在香港大球场举行。
在他们访问期间，该团队将举行公开训练课程，其中一半的门票将保留用于社区外展。 这是该团队的首次国际巡演。
这家美国俱乐部的共同所有人兼总裁贝克汉姆上周访问香港时，签署了将球队带到香港的协议。
梅西被广泛认为是有史以来最伟大的足球运动员之一，他上次来香港是在2014年，当时阿根廷队对阵香港国家队。
这位阿根廷队长在去年带领国家队夺得世界杯冠军后完成了一系列重要的足球荣誉，随后他的美国俱乐部在八月份赢得了联赛杯冠军。 除了梅西之外，全明星阵容还将包括队友乔迪·阿尔巴和塞尔吉奥·布斯克茨。
奢侈品和生活方式媒体公司 Tatler Asia 在与迈阿密国际米兰队签订了为期三年的协议后，将在香港主办该队的比赛。 计划举办一场与一级方程式新加坡大奖赛相媲美的体育和生活方式活动。
Tatler Asia 主席米歇尔·拉穆尼埃尔 (Michel Lamunière) 告诉 CNBC，在公开训练课和表演赛之间，约有 8 万人将能够观看比赛。 他预计，大约50%的人将来自香港，30%来自中国大陆，其余的来自亚洲其他地区。
拉穆尼埃尔预计此次活动将推动香港经济。
“这项赛事不仅仅是一场足球比赛——我们看到这项赛事[变得]相当于在新加坡和香港举行的一级方程式比赛。”
他说：“除了足球比赛之外，全城还将举办多项庆祝活动，包括餐饮节、音乐节、零售业等。”他补充说，香港的派对区兰桂坊将被涂成粉红色，以配合球队的颜色。
友谊赛门票将于12月15日开始发售，售价在880港元至4,880港元之间（约合112美元至624美元）。 它们将通过香港电子商务旅游应用程序 Klook 独家销售。
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