Footage from India's ANI news agency showed hundreds of fans invading the pitch, vandalising the stands and goal nets at the 85,000 stadium.

The footage captures Messi engaging in several rituals at the centre, including pouring milk over a shivaling, participating in a hawan, and meditating while chanting "Om".

Angry fans ripped up seats at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium as the Argentine soccer star appeared to cut short an appearance after just 20 minutes.

He unveiled a statue of himself and met Indian sporting greats, but events in Kolkata meant the GOAT tour was soured for some

Lionel Messi tour devolves into madness in India originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Lionel Messi headed to India for a chance to tour in front of his huge fanbase. Dubbed the "GOAT Tour," Messi had events scheduled in four different cities.

Fresh off Inter Miami's MLS Cup win, Lionel Messi was back to work for a series of events branded as Lionel Messi's G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025.

Lionel Messi’s tour of India kicked off chaotically on Saturday as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata’s Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine soccer great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event.

Lionel Messi’s much-hyped tour of India has gotten off to a rocky start with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse

The start of Lionel Messi’s India tour turned chaotic on Saturday, December 13, as fans ripped up seats, threw bottles, and broke onto the pitch of a stadium in Kolkata after the star appeared for only a few minutes.

Lionel Messi received an incredibly rare $1.1 million gift from an Indian billionaire during his 'GOAT Tour' of India. The Argentina and Inter Miami star, who recently won his maiden MLS Cup in the U.

After chaos at Messi’s Kolkata visit and a shocking Rs 9.95 lakh photo price, fans can now click a realistic selfie with Lionel Messi for free using a simple Gemini AI prompt.