LIVE: Kerala's Messi Deal A Scam - Can India Host Big Events Without Blips? | First Sports

Kerala's dream of hosting Lionel Messi and Argentina has fallen apart, and an official government inquiry has now revealed just how badly it was mishandled. The report found no binding agreement was ever signed with the Argentine Football Association, a commercial partner was handed the deal without any tender process, and the sponsor is now under investigation abroad over unrelated financial allegations. So was this a genuine attempt undone by incompetence, or something far murkier? And with Brazil's Vinicius Junior potentially touring India next, what does this expose about Indian football's ability to host the world's biggest names? Rupha Ramani breaks down the report, the fallout, and the uncomfortable questions Indian football keeps avoiding.

Also on the show, India gears up to host the Badminton World Championships in Delhi, and the biggest threat to the event isn't on the court - it's monkeys. Organisers have deployed trained 'monkey whisperers' mimicking langur calls to keep macaques away from the stadium, after the India Open was disrupted by monkeys, pigeons and stray dogs. Is this quirky fix a sign India is finally getting serious about hosting, or just another patch job papering over the same old problem?


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