FIFA World Cup fever grips India as giant cut-out of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi emerges in Kerala Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

FIFA World Cup fever grips India as giant cut-out of Argentina superstar Lionel Messi emerges in Kerala

Lionel Messi's cut-out image by: Rizwan (@Rlzw4n) A giant cut-out of superstar has been installed in the middle of a river in Kerala ahead of the upcoming , as per . Lionel Messi, 35, will spearhead Argentina’s attack as they look to lift their third FIFA World Cup in Qatar this year. La Albiceleste, who are on a 35-game unbeaten run at the moment, will kick off their campaign with a clash against Saudi Arabia on November 22. Less than three weeks from Argentina’s first game, a group of Messi aficionados from Kerala, India, have chosen a rather extravagant way to show their support. They have installed a mammoth 30-foot cut-out of the Argentine skipper in the middle of the Kurungattu Kadavu river at Pullavoor in Kozhikode. The cut-out features Messi in his iconic Argentina No. 10 jersey. Messi
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Messi Kozhikode, Kerala A video has come to light of the said die-hard fans carrying the giant cut-out through the village. The clip, first posted by , has since gone viral on social media, with many fellow Lionel Messi fans thanking the organizers for the initiative. Behind the Scene
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Behind the SceneMessi According to local news outlet Onmanorama, the cut-out was installed by the 'Argentina Fans Association' of Pullavoor. Ashik Ahamed, a member of the association, has revealed why they chose to install the cut-out. He told Onmanorama: “We wanted to mark the occasion with something special and who else other than Messi deserves it more.” Messi has been in stunning form for the 1978 and 1986 FIFA World Cup winners lately, scoring a whopping nine times in his last three appearances.

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