Lionel Messi India Tour Live: Messi's Delhi arrival delayed

Lionel Messi's first public appearance for the GOAT India Tour 2025 has ended in a total chaos. The fans got angry after he left the stadium after just 10 minutes. Bottles were thrown inside the stadium and barricades were broken at the venue.

Lionel Messi’s brief Kolkata appearance left fans furious as VIPs crowded the pitch and organisers lost control.

A North 24 Parganas district court on Sunday sent Satadru Dutta, the organiser of Lionel Messi’s “GOAT Tour” in West Bengal, to 14-day police custody

Lionel Messi’s Kolkata leg of the GOAT India Tour ended in chaos as frustrated fans rioted at Salt Lake Stadium after his brief appearance. Shah Rukh Khan and Sourav Ganguly were announced for the event,

Lionel Messis India tour has finally fulfilled its promise in Hyderabad and Mumbai, as the proceedings in the two cities had a contrasting difference than Kolkata, where it ended in chaos and crowd unrest.

Chaos erupted during Messi's Kolkata event, with fans protesting improper view of the Argentina player despite high ticket prices. Many reportedly paid between ₹4,500 and ₹10,000. Will they get refund?

It’s the day after the Lionel Messi fiasco at the Salt Lake Stadium – with Mumbai hosting a seamless third leg of the GOAT Tour of India after Hyderabad last evening. The greatest irony of it all is that the Salt Lake Stadium, the largest football stadium of the country with even a truncated capacity of 65,000, lies in darkness and in ruins.

Lionel Messis GOAT India Tour 2025 marks his triumphant return to India after 14 years, igniting football fever across four cities from December 13 to 15. Check out the latest updates of the Argentines arrival here.