Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Thursday said that the Argentina football team allegedly deceived the state by not coming to play a match even after receiving money for it.
Abdurahiman said that he had really wanted the Argentina football team and Lionel Messi to come to Kerala and play a match in the state.
“For that, I had held several discussions. It was also not an easy task to find sponsors to arrange the Rs 250 crore to be paid to the international football team.
“But, after receiving the money, the Argentine football team cheated us. We did not expect such a betrayal from them. Not coming after promising to do so,” the minister told a TV channel here.
He said that when he enquired, he found out that Argentina had done this to five other countries.
“They took money from those countries, but never went there to play. It is a situation where a case will have to be filed against the Argentine football team, and they will have to pay us compensation,” Abdurahiman said.​Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman on Thursday said that the Argentina football team allegedly deceived the state by not coming to play a match even after receiving money for it.
Abdurahiman said that he had really wanted the Argentina football team and Lionel Messi to come to Kerala and play a match in the state.
“For that, I had held several discussions. It was also not an easy task to find sponsors to arrange the Rs 250 crore to be paid to the international football team.
“But, after receiving the money, the Argentine football team cheated us. We did not expect such a betrayal from them. Not coming after promising to do so,” the minister told a TV channel here.
He said that when he enquired, he found out that Argentina had done this to five other countries.
“They took money from those countries, but never went there to play. It is a situation where a case will have to be filed against the Argentine football team, and they will have to pay us compensation,” Abdurahiman said. ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
