New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Lionel Messi's trip to Kerala on November 17 stand postponed, the organisers revealed on Saturday. Messi was scheduled to arrive in Kerala on November 14 along with the Argentina national football team to play a FIFA friendly against Australia at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.

The development came in after Anto Augustine, managing director of Reporter Broadcasting Company (sponsoring the Argentina vs Australia friendly), wrote on Facebook

Anto wrote on Facebook that there was a delay in getting the permission from FIFA for the match. He said the decision was taken after a meeting with the Argentine Football Association (AFA).

Lionel Messi's Argentina will not play in India next month. The match, which was ...