Lionel Messi had been contracted to play at least 45 minutes of a preseason friendly that ended with his Inter Miami team being booed off, Hong Kong's sports minister said on Monday. Tens of thousands of fans expected to see the World Cup-winning captain take part in Sunday's preseason match against a Hong Kong XI after he was named among the Miami substitutes. But the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, who has a leg injury, stayed on the bench throughout his club Inter Miami's 4-1 win. It prompted ugly scenes from the near-capacity crowd of 38,323 who had paid upwards of 1,000 Hong Kong dollars ($125) to see Messi. They chanted "Refund!", gave thumbs-down signs and drowned o...Keep on reading: Hong Kong sports minister was assured Messi would play