Thiruvananthapuram/Malappuram ∙ Sports Minister V. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Kerala Football Association have not received any official information about this even as Abdur Rahiman claims.
AIFF Acting Secretary General Sathyanarayanan said that he was not aware of the state government’s invitation and Argentina Football Federation’s interest. The state government needs to inform the AIFF through the state football association if FIFA ranked teams want to play in the country. The Kerala Football Association has also not received any official information.
AIFF is responsible for ensuring the facilities for the visiting teams. International standards of ground, training facilities, accommodation, travel and security should be ensured. AIFF officials said that they welcome the state government’s move and will ensure necessary cooperation if notified.
Where is the venue?
If Argentina football team comes to play in Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram or Kochi will be the venue. This is because FIFA quality training grounds should be prepared for both the teams. The main venue should also conform to FIFA standards. After Qatar won the World Cup, Argentina expressed interest in playing in India, but the plan was abandoned after they demanded Rs 40 crore. Then the state government started trying to bring Argentina to Kerala.
Who is the opponent?
After the legendary World Cup title victory in Qatar, Messi and his team played a friendly match against Indonesia and Australia. The Argentina team paid Rs 35-40 crores for the two matches. A Chinese investment company was the organizer of the match against Australia. 68,000 spectators came to watch the match in China. In Indonesia, 56,000 people came to watch the match, even though Messi did not take the field.
Messi is coming!
If the Argentina team including Lionel Messi is to play, there are many ways to generate income. Lionel Messi played his first match as Argentina captain in Kolkata. The match was against Venezuela in 2011. The organizers were Event Management Group. On that day, the broadcast rights of the game were sold for 20 crores. 80,000 spectators came to watch the match at the Salt Lake Stadium. The organizers collected more than Rs 5 crores through ticket sales.
English Summary:
Sports Minister says that Argentina will come but Football Association did not know about that
2024-01-04 05:33:01
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