Argentina star footballer Lionel Messi will visit India in December. Messi is coming to India after a 14 -year long period. It will be in India from December 13 to 15 and will visit a total of three cities.
According to the report, Messi will visit Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai from December 13 to 15. He will attend a program at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on December 14. A source of Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) told the Times of India that some cricketers will also attend the program.
Eden will also visit the Gardens Stadium In addition, Messi will also visit Kolkata and will be honored at Eden Gardens. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee can also attend the program. Messi will also host a football workshop for children in Kolkata and launch a football clinic.
Friendly match will also play Earlier, on June 6, Kerala Sports Minister V. Abdurhima confirmed that the Argentina football team, led by Lionel Messi, will visit Kerala to play a friendly match in October or November. The match will be held at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala government has been consulted in this regard.
Messi came to India in 2011 Argentina's football team, including Messi, last visited India for an international friendly match against Venezuela in 2011. The match between Argentina and Venezuela was played on September 2 at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. In this match, Nicholas Otamendi scored a 1-0 win with the header goal in the second half with the help of Messi.
Argentina is the current World Champion Argentina is the current World Champion. The team won the title by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. Argentina previously won the title in 1986. This was the third title of Argentina. The team became the first world champion in 1978.
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