Young athletes to get free tickets to see Messi
Students, grassroots families and young athletes will share around 15,000 free tickets to watch Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in action in Hong Kong next month, organisers say. Messi and Inter Miami will be playing an exhibition match against the SAR team at the Hong Kong Stadium on February 4, with an open training session taking place the day before.  The free tickets on offer will be for the training session. Chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association Eric Fok said he hopes to boost community involvement in the sport through such large-scale events. "I look forward to bringing more football teams to the city," he said. "This is what Hong Kong is about. We may not be winning the World Cup, but we still aim to bring the best of the best to Hong Kong. That is the key message we hope to inspire the youth with as they advance in their sporting careers." Culture minister Kevin Yeung, meanwhile, said Hong Kong people can watch the action live on TV. Tickets for the exhibition match between Inter Miami and a team made of players from the Hong Kong Premier League sold out within an hour in December, with fans from across the world expected to travel to the SAR to witness the star-studded event.