Argentina is the current world champion. The tournament captain in the World Cup was Lionel Messi. Messi will now come to India with his team and play international football matches in Kerala. Messi had already visited India in 2011 also.
There is big news for the football fans of India, actually Argentina and world star player Lionel Messi is going to come to India. The world champion captain is not coming for any event but to play a football match. Indian fans will get a chance to see their favorite footballer live. Messi will come to India after 11 years.
Let us tell you that Argentina is the current world champion. The tournament captain in the World Cup was Lionel Messi. Messi will now come to India with his team and play international football matches in Kerala. Messi had already visited India in 2011 also. During that time, Argentina faced Venezuela in an international friendly match at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, although no goals were scored in this match.
Kerala Sports Minister V Abdulrahiman announced this on Wednesday. He announced this in a press conference. He told that this match will be played under the supervision of Kerala Government only. Abdulrahiman said that the state government will bear all the expenses of this high profile football event.
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