<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday announced that the Argentina national football team led by legendary player Lionel Messi will visit the state next year for an international match.</p><p>Addressing a press conference here, Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said that the match would be held under the complete supervision of the state government.</p><p>Financial assistance for organising the high-profile football event will be provided by the traders of the state.</p><p>"The world's number one football team, Argentina, comprising Lionel Messi, is coming to Kerala," he said.</p><p>The management of the Argentina team would make an official announcement in this regard.</p><p>Concerned persons of the football team would come to the southern state within one and a half months, the Minister said.</p><p>"We (government) have decided to make a joint announcement in this regard with the Argentina national team management." Responding to a question, he said the decision over the arrival of the team has been finalised and there is no change in it.</p>.Scaloni confident Messi jerseys will defy Paraguay ban.<p>Noting that the government will directly monitor the match, security, and other arrangements in this regard, he said the venue and the opponent team would be decided later.</p><p>He said the match would be held next year, but the date would be announced by the Argentina Football Federation as per the system.</p><p>Making it clear that the match would be held in a stadium that could accommodate at least 50,000 people, he indicated that Kochi is likely to be the venue.</p><p>The minister pointed out that India has the largest support base for the Argentina football team, and one-fourth of the fans are in Kerala.</p><p>This is the reason for the arrival of the Argentina team to the state.</p><p>He expressed confidence in Kerala's ability to host the historic occasion.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Wednesday announced that the Argentina national football team led by legendary player Lionel Messi will visit the state next year for an international match.</p><p>Addressing a press conference here, Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said that the match would be held under the complete supervision of the state government.</p><p>Financial assistance for organising the high-profile football event will be provided by the traders of the state.</p><p>"The world's number one football team, Argentina, comprising Lionel Messi, is coming to Kerala," he said.</p><p>The management of the Argentina team would make an official announcement in this regard.</p><p>Concerned persons of the football team would come to the southern state within one and a half months, the Minister said.</p><p>"We (government) have decided to make a joint announcement in this regard with the Argentina national team management." Responding to a question, he said the decision over the arrival of the team has been finalised and there is no change in it.</p>.Scaloni confident Messi jerseys will defy Paraguay ban.<p>Noting that the government will directly monitor the match, security, and other arrangements in this regard, he said the venue and the opponent team would be decided later.</p><p>He said the match would be held next year, but the date would be announced by the Argentina Football Federation as per the system.</p><p>Making it clear that the match would be held in a stadium that could accommodate at least 50,000 people, he indicated that Kochi is likely to be the venue.</p><p>The minister pointed out that India has the largest support base for the Argentina football team, and one-fourth of the fans are in Kerala.</p><p>This is the reason for the arrival of the Argentina team to the state.</p><p>He expressed confidence in Kerala's ability to host the historic occasion.</p>