Sunday, July 13, 2014

#Argentina Vs #GER and #Messi's Kolkata connection




Whether Messi can win soccer’s ultimate prize for Argentina against Germany on Sunday, just as Maradona did in 1986, would be clear in next few hours. But Messi's maiden visit to Kolkata in 2011 has different fallout.
 Suspended TMC Rajya Sabha MP Kunal Ghosh paid 20 crore as Messi’s match fee for the 90-minute match played between Argentina and Venezuela at Kolkata’s 120,000 capacity Salt Lake Stadium in September 2011.The CBI has procured a photograph of the Saradha group chief Sudipto Sen handing over a huge amount of money in cash to Kunal Ghosh. Messi and other international footballers refused to be on the field unless their fees were paid in full, in advance.