Lionel Messi India GOAT tour, LIVE Updates: Lionel Messi’s towering 70-foot statue is amongst the key attractions of his tour in India.
Lionel Messi India GOAT Tour, LIVE Updates: Lionel Messi’s first visit to India in 14 years is officially set to begin, a multi-day tour that will take him across the length and breadth of the country as part of the ‘GOAT Tour’ to commemorate the Argentine legend’s career. Things begin in Kolkata, the unofficial home of the sport on the subcontinent, where Messi’s crossing of paths with some of the most illustrious and important figures in India begins with his own commemoration via a towering 70-foot statue of him with the FIFA World Cup trophy.
That won’t be all, as Messi attends meet-and-greet sessions, is set to oversee a seven-a-side game at the cavernous Salt Lake City Stadium, meet superstars of Bengal like Sourav Ganguly and adopted hero Shah Rukh Khan in what is certain to be an internet-breaking crossover, before jetting off to Hyderabad for the second leg of his first day in India.
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That won’t be all, as Messi attends meet-and-greet sessions, is set to oversee a seven-a-side game at the cavernous Salt Lake City Stadium, meet superstars of Bengal like Sourav Ganguly and adopted hero Shah Rukh Khan in what is certain to be an internet-breaking crossover, before jetting off to Hyderabad for the second leg of his first day in India.
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Dec 13, 2025 8:46:23 AM IST
Lionel Messi India GOAT Tour, LIVE Updates: The opportunity of a lifetime for many Indian fans
You think you know what to expect from sports fans in India given the fandom pulled by cricket’s greatest heroes – but when an opportunity like this arises, its rarity means the craze just explodes through the roof. Messi isn’t expected at Salt Lake Stadium until post 11 AM, but many many many hours before that, the fans stand in wait.
Dec 13, 2025 8:41:44 AM IST
Lionel Messi India GOAT Tour, LIVE Updates: Messi arrived in the dead of night, but Kolkata streets were packed with adoring fans
Lionel Messi India GOAT Tour, LIVE Updates: Messi only arrived in Kolkata airport post 3 A.M., but his thousands of faithful had been ready long before that: congregating at the airport, on the route to the hotel Messi and his entourage are staying at, and everywhere in Kolkata, this is what Messi’s India tour is about: the people of the nation’s love for the little magician.
Dec 13, 2025 8:30:56 AM IST
Lionel Messi India GOAT Tour, LIVE Updates: Welcome to the GOAT Tour!
There is certainly some electricity in the air: Lionel Messi is here in India. Having touched down in the dead of night in Kolkata, Messi’s showcase around the subcontinent – four cities in three days – begins right here, at India’s own footballing mecca. Plenty for the Argentine wizard to do and for fans to look forward to. Let’s get going!
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