Soccer Football- International Friendly- Argentina v Panama- Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina- March 23, 2023 Argentina's Lionel Messi and teammates celebrate with their families and World Cup glories after the match REUTERS / Agustin
BEIJING, May 22( Reuters)- Lionel Messi will lead world titleholders Argentina against Australia in a friendly in Beijing coming month, with his first visit to China in six times set to spark a mass scramble for tickets. The Argentina delegacy in China said on Monday that Argentina would play Australia on June 15, bringing Messi to the country for the first time since 2017. It'll mark the seventh time the 35- time-old has visited China and comes at a time when his future at Paris St. Germain is the subject of violent speculation
A source close to Messi has told Reuters he'd entered a formal offer to join Saudi Arabian club Al- Hilal coming season, though his father said Messi hadn't" inked or agreed" a deal. Messi has entered a hot hello on each of his former visits to China, which has a huge soccer addict base despite the struggles of the men's public platoon, who have played at the World Cup only formerly.
Since his first China trip in 2005, Messi has played for Argentina or his former club Barcelona in friendlies. The LaLiga side beat Beijing Guoan 3- 0 in a friendly in 2010.
News of the match against the Socceroos snappily went viral on Chinese social media, with numerous suckers venting appetite to watch the game and see record seven- time Ballond' Or winner Messi play. still, I wouldn't mind not having a gal for a whole time," one addict fooled on social media," If I can get a ticket.
Australia and Argentina last met at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in the round of 16, where Messi was among the songwriters as his platoon won 2- 1. " To secure a match against the world titleholders Argentina reflects Australia's standing within world football and the respect that the top nations have for both our elderly public brigades," said Football Australia CEO James Johnson. Australia last played in China in 2008 when they drew 0- 0 with the hosts in a World Cup qualifier in southwestern Yunnan fiefdom.
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