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Messi’s December India Tour Secured With Mumbai and Kolkata Events

The MCA has cleared a ticketed Wizcraft event at Wankhede Stadium on December 14 with a felicitation ceremony followed by a youth workshop at Eden Gardens.

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Overview

  • Argentina Football Association formalised a three-city promotional tour from December 13 to 15 covering Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai.
  • The MCA’s Apex Council granted formal approval for a Wizcraft-organised ticketed event at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on December 14.
  • Kolkata’s Eden Gardens will host a ceremony led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alongside a children’s football workshop, clinic launch and the seven-a-side GOAT Cup tournament.
  • Organisers are finalising logistics for a seven-a-side exhibition cricket match at Wankhede Stadium featuring Messi alongside Indian cricket legends.
  • Earlier plans for an Argentina national team friendly in Kerala have been shelved in favour of this December promotional tour marking Messi’s first visit since 2011.