Thiruvananthapuram: Ever since the Kerala sports department announced last year that the Argentina football team-led by Lionel Messi would play a friendly match, the state has been excited beyond description. But with the tour being called on and off multiple occasions, the delay has snowballed into a controversy in the poll-bound state.

The latest trouble ensued after the Argentine Football Association (AFA) released its November schedule Saturday, announcing the team would travel to Spain for training and then reach Luanda for their only friendly against Angola on the 14th.

That announcement disappointed football fans who were looking forward to the La Albiceleste play against Australia on 18 November. Football is a popular sport in Kerala where Latin American giants Argentina and Bra

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