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Lionel Messi's India trip reportedly cancelled as organisers fail to raise Rs 100 crore
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The Argentina football team and star footballer Lionel Messi will reportedly not come for a match to Kerala, India, in October 2025 as the organisers failed to meet the huge appearance fee demand.
Lionel Messi and the Argentina football team’s supposed visit to Kerala, India, is in doubt now as the organisers have reportedly failed to raise the required money for hosting the 2022 World Cup champions. Last November, Kerala state Minister for Sports V Abdurahiman had announced that Argentina and
Messi would be playing two international friendlies in the state in 2025. At least one of the matches was to be scheduled in Kochi.
But now it has come out that the organisers have failed to raise the minimum Rs 100 crore required to arrange the matches. Rs 70 crore was reportedly needed just as the appearance fee for the Argentina team.
A report in the New Indian Express says that the deadline to confirm the agreement has ended with the oraganisers failing to meet the necessary financial commitments. Argentina, meanwhile, has started exploring other options.
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