Fans queue up to buy Messi’s Beijing pitch
1 year, 4 months ago

Fans queue up to buy Messi’s Beijing pitch

China Daily  

A young Chinese ran onto the pitch to hug soccer superstar Lionel Messi during a friendly match at the Worker’s Stadium in Beijing on June 15, 2023. Beijing’s Workers’ Stadium will sell grass souvenirs from the match in June that featured Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi. The turf, which had staged six Chinese Super League matches and the international, has been made into 2,023 grass souvenirs, the stadium said, some of which will be sold to the public through an online presale lottery and also on-site purchase on match days. In 2017, when Spanish team Atletico Madrid relocated from its long-time home at the Estadio Calderon to the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, grass from the old pitch was made into souvenirs.

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Messi, Argentina set to pull a big crowd in Beijing exhibition game against Australia
1 year, 6 months ago

Messi, Argentina set to pull a big crowd in Beijing exhibition game against Australia

China Daily  

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Messi, Argentina set to pull a big crowd in Beijing exhibition game against Australia
1 year, 6 months ago

Messi, Argentina set to pull a big crowd in Beijing exhibition game against Australia

China Daily  

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The Hindu  

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