Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez arrives in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Argentina’s 2022 FIFA World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez arrived in Kolkata on Monday to a warm welcome from supporters and fans.

There was palpable enthusiasm at the airport with fans cheering for the footballer who was one of the heroes of Argentina’s World Cup victory in Qatar last December.

He will be in the city from July 3 to July 6 for a number of events, including meet-and-greets, a discussion with schoolchildren at Santosh Mitra Square, and the opening of gates at the Mohun Bagan Club with the names Pele, Diego Maradona, and Garfield Sobers.

“I am really excited, feeling great. It was a dream (coming to India). I had promised to come to India, I am happy to be here. India is a beautiful country,” Martinez told reporters at the airport.

Martinez will inaugurate Mohun Bagan’s Pele-Maradona-Sobers gate on Tuesday. In the past, Diego Maradona showed 11 minutes of magic in this Mohun Bagan field. This time, another Argentine will come to Mohan Bagan. (IANS)

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