Messi sends signed world champion shirt to Prime Minister of India for his birthday
The Inter Miami player will go on a tour called “Goat Tour of India 2025” through the Asian country next December, said the Prime Minister's promoter
Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi sent Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a signed Argentina national team shirt for his 75th birthday, according to his promoter in the Asian country, Satadru Dutta.
“Messi has sent a jersey as a gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday, along with his best wishes,” Dutta told news agency IANS.
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The promoter detailed that the Argentina national football team captain and US international Inter Miami player will visit India in December for a multi-day event called 'GOAT Tour of India 2025', which he will be the center of attention at.
“When Messi visits India, we plan to request a meeting with the Prime Minister during his stay,” Dutta said.
“Messi will also interact with his Indian fans. This will be his first visit to India in many years, and for the first time, he will travel to Delhi and Mumbai. He is excited to meet his fans in these cities,” the promoter added.
Dutta informed that the player’s visit Argentina's match is scheduled for December 13-15.
"He will arrive in Kolkata on the 13th, then travel to Mumbai, and finally to Delhi on the 15th," he explained.
Lionel Messi enjoys a large following in India. The player last visited the country in 2022, when Argentina participated in a friendly match against Venezuela, which La Albiceleste won 1-0.
Before Messi's visit in December, the Argentine national team is scheduled to play a match in southern India in mid-November, on a date reserved for international friendlies. Although no further details have yet emerged, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) has already confirmed that the match will be played in the state of Kerala, in southwestern India,one of the areas with the most football fans in this Asian country where cricket is the most popular sport.
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