Messi to play in India after 14 years as Kerala host Argentina in 2025

Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Wednesday published that the Argentina football employees, including legendary participant Lionel Messi, will talk over with the assert next year for an worldwide match.

Hindustan Cases

20 November, 2024, 01:30 pm

Final modified: 20 November, 2024, 01:36 pm

Addressing a press convention in Thiruvananthapuram, the minister stated that the match could perchance perchance be performed below the total supervision of the assert authorities.

“Your total monetary help for organising this excessive-profile football event will in all probability be equipped by the retailers of the assert,” the minister stated, expressing self assurance in Kerala’s skill to host the historic event.

Messi closing played in India in 2011 when Argentina took piece in an worldwide pleasant match in opposition to Venezuela. The match had ended in a goalless plan.

A world football icon, Lionel Messi enjoys an exceptional fan following in India, a nation historically dominated by cricket. Amongst his Indian admirers, the assert of Kerala stands out as a hotbed of Messi mania, the set football has prolonged held a clear assert in the hearts of its participants.

Messi’s switch to Well-known League Soccer (MLS) aspect Inter Miami in 2023, following a excessive-profile stint at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), additional expanded his allure to the North American continent. Even hundreds of miles away, his performances in the MLS maintain captivated fans in India, the set many care for wide awake at uncommon hours to comply with their suits.

The Argentine maestro’s exploits maintain cemented his quandary as a cherished figure in the set, with fan golf equipment and gatherings dedicated to celebrating his achievements. Kerala’s football tradition, deeply rooted in passion and tradition, has embraced Messi as one of its maintain.

Messi’s future

Messi ‘performed football’ in 2022 when he led Argentina to the coveted 2022 FIFA World Cup title – the finest main trophy left in his enviable cupboard. On the opposite hand, the Argentina forward has showed no indicators of calling time on his worldwide occupation, as he continues to play a key role in the World Cup qualifiers for the 2028 model, space to rob assert in Los Angeles.