The trending 'Messi No-Show' incident was fabricated hype.

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1. Messi did all the things he was supposed to. / The article says Messi showed up, walked around the pitch waving, and stayed for the full promised 20 minutes before dipping.

2. The issue wasn't the 'no-show,' it was 'view obstruction' + 'botched ops.' / Fans shelled out big bucks to see Messi, / but politicians, officials, and some random riff-raff actors completely surrounded him, making him invisible from the seats.

3. The Conclusion: Promoters Busted. / Once the situation escalated, the key organizer was immediately arrested by the police, and the governor had to post an apology.

This is totally different from F***naldo's Sangam No-Show (where he straight up breached the contract and benched himself). / Messi just showed up and did the meet-and-greet as scheduled, but the organizers screwed up the management, causing the misunderstanding and this whole mess.