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 private jet has his jersey number 10 on the tail and the initials of his wife and three children on the steps

The Argentine media labeled Lionel Messi’s trip to India as tumultuous, putting the blame on the organisers’ inefficiency, discontented followers, and tumultuousness at the venue in Kolkata. The accounts underscored that Messi had to exit prematurely due to the chaos and the operators were already under heavy criticism,

Amid chaos at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium following Lionel Messi’s early exit, a man was seen carrying away flower pots, saying he would “gift them to his wife.” The video surfaced after widespread unrest and fan disappointment during the ‘GOAT Tour 2025’ event.

Mumbai: A video of Lionel Messi fans cheering for the Mumbai Police has gone viral on social media on Sunday, December 14. This video came a day after the chaos that unfolded during the football icon’s appearance in Kolkata.

Lionel Messi calmly took a penalty as the crowd at Wankhede Stadium roared with ‘Visca Barca’ chants.| Sports News

AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey slammed the West Bengal government over chaos at Lionel Messi's Kolkata event, warning poor planning could hurt the city and India's global sporting image for decades.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 13 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has arrived in Kolkata ahead of his much-awaited meet with football legend Lionel Messi on Saturday. In visuals going viral from Kolkata airport, SRK was seen making a late-night entry, accompanied by his younger son, AbRam.