Messi's last visit with the Argentina team to India was back in 2011, when they faced Venezuela in a friendly match at Kolkata's iconic Salt Lake Stadium.
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has sent his signed 2022 World Cup victorious jersey to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 75th birthday.
The match will take place between November 10 and 18, and is likely to be played Kochi.
Kerala's sports minister V Abdurahiman stated that there was no doubt about Lionel Messi's planned visit.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1936, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church died on Monday aged 88.
The Kerala government announced on Wednesday that the Argentina national football team, led by legendary player Lionel Messi, will visit the state next year for an international friendly match, which Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hailed as a tribute to state people's passion for soccer.
Reactions to the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) will extend an invitation to Argentine legend Diego Maradona to visit the strife-torn nation and help it in raising the standard of the sport.
Argentina coach Alfio Basile quit on Thursday, the day after an embarrassing 2010 World Cup qualifying defeat to Chile, the Argentina Football Association (AFA) said. Basile's sudden decision to end his second stint in the job came after his repeated failure to galvanise a team that boasts some of the world's most talented players, including Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero.
Diego Maradona took over as Argentina coach and brushed aside the possibility of failure in the role. 'I'm not afraid of losing my crown,' Maradona, one of football's all-time greatest but most troubled players, told reporters after being officially presented by the Argentina Football Association (AFA). 'We've had a mini-crisis and I would be a coward if I did not take this on.'
The ban was an initial attempt by the AFA to respond to the violence and intimidation which has plagued Argentine football this season.
Diego Maradona could take over as coach following the 2006 World Cup, Argentina Football Association president Julio Grondona said.
World Cup winner Diego Maradona said he had turned down an offer to work with the Argentine national team.
Barcelona striker Lionel Messi has returned home to Argentina but remains doubtful for World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Venezuela with his club confirming the 29-year-old is struggling with a sore left hamstring.
Barcelona should manage Lionel Messi's playing time better, Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza has said following the forward's latest injury. Argentina captain Messi has started in five of Barca's six games this season, but was forced off in Wednesday's 1-1 home draw against Atletico Madrid with a groin injury that will keep him out of action for three weeks. The 29-year-old will miss Argentina's World Cup qualifiers in Peru on Oct. 6 and at home to Paraguay five days later, the Argentina Football Association (AFA) said in a statement.
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