Chinese soccer fan's pitch antic goes viral

In an interview with Messi's fan club on Twitter, the fan named Di apologized for his behavior. "I hugged Messi this time, but I didn't get a chance to get his autograph. Next time I want to go to Miami and ask Messi for an autograph. But I won't rush to the pitch and repeat today's mistake, it's a wrong thing to do," he said.

In another interview video, Di told China's Hongxing News that he has liked Messi since 2014 and wanted Messi to feel the mania of Chinese fans by his rushing onto the field. He wanted to tell that China is also a soccer country, with the same soccer craze as other nations.

Di said he was extremely happy to tell his mother about his antic. He added he will mount the picture of him hugging Messi.