{"id":31688,"date":"2024-02-05T21:08:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/?p=31688"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:30:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:30:02","slug":"fans-angry-as-messi-remains-on-bench-in-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/news\/fans-angry-as-messi-remains-on-bench-in-friendly","title":{"rendered":"Fans angry as Messi remains on bench in friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li class=\"Fans\">Messi remains on bench due to injury<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suarez also sidelined<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fans chant for refund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-highlight-box-cta\">\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between p-8 lg:py-8 lg:px-10 my-6 bg-green-100\">\n\t<div class=\"highlight-box-cta-content flex flex-col !text-white lg:pr-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Check out the best betting sites in the UK and the best bookmakers for football and the MLS with Betting.com.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/betting-sites\" class=\"btn btn-white-outline-white w-fit whitespace-nowrap mt-4 lg:mt-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Best Betting Sites<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"mt-8 wp-block-top-list \" id=\"sports-book\">\n\n\t\n\t<section\n\t\tid=\"block_633f5682085378e7b8dd8b026cf7d269\"\n\t\t\t\t\tx-data=\"block_633f5682085378e7b8dd8b026cf7d269\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"@container\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1  @2xl:grid-cols-2  gap-8\" x-ref=\"container-block_633f5682085378e7b8dd8b026cf7d269\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/go.betting.com\/go\/unibet\"\n\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\trel=\"nofollow noopener\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Unibet Review 2026\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"flex flex-grow flex-row items-center bg-white p-2 shadow group hover:no-underline \"\n\t\t\tdata-bt=\"tiles-betting-site-sm\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/unibet_postcard_400x210-180x95.webp 180w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/unibet_postcard_400x210-180x95.jpg 180w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/unibet_postcard_400x210-360x189.webp 360w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/unibet_postcard_400x210-360x189.jpg 360w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/unibet_postcard_400x210.webp 400w, https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/unibet_postcard_400x210.jpg 400w\"\n\t\t\t\tsizes=\"120px\"\n\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/unibet_postcard_400x210.jpg\"\n\t\talt=\"Unibet\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"62\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"object-cover object-center bg-cover bg-center flex-shrink-0 w-[120px] lg:w-[100px] aspect-casino\"\n\t\tstyle=\" \"\n\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col px-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"text-sm font-semibold !leading-4 text-black duration-300 group-hover:text-red-100 lg:text-base\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bt=\"tiles-betting-site-sm-title\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tUnibet\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-1 flex flex-row items-center gap-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"star-rating h-auto w-[60px]\"\n\t\t style=\"--bt-star-percentage: 96.5284%; 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It will be paused from mid-July to mid-August for the 2024 Leagues Cup, which comprises all MLS and Liga MX teams. The 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs are scheduled to begin in October and conclude with MLS Cup 2024 on December 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inter Miami kick the season off when they play Real Salt Lake on February 21, local time. The match starts at 1:00 UK time on February 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Lionel\">Lionel Messi: Career stats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi is rated by many pundits as the greatest player in history, therefore many fans in Hong Kong had bought tickets for the friendly match specifically to see the Argentine play. Here are a number of key stats from Messi\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lionel Messi: Career goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of writing, Messi has scored 827 senior goals for club and country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lionel Messi Barcelona goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi is Barcelona\u2019s record goalscorer and has scored 672 goals for Barcelona. He has scored a further six goals for Barcelona B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lionel Messi: La Liga goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi is the all time leading scorer in<a href=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/la-liga\"> La Liga<\/a>, with 474 goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lionel Messi Champions League goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Messi is the second highest goalscorer in the <a href=\"https:\/\/betting.com\/gb\/champions-league\">Champions League<\/a>, with 129 goals. 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