Veteran football player Lionel Messi reached India on Saturday. Messi’s India tour will last for three days, and he will visit 4 cities. First of all he will meet the sponsors in Kolkata and he will also visit Salt Lake Stadium. He may also meet Rahul Gandhi. It is being told that Rahul Gandhi can come today to watch the Messi XI vs Chief Minister Revanth Reddy XI football match.

This great Argentinian footballer came to India in the year 2011, but in the last 14 years, Messi’s popularity has reached new heights. Therefore, when he came to India, he was given a grand welcome at Kolkata Airport. See here when and where Messi will go on his India tour and who he can meet. Let us tell you that Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul have also come with Messi on the India tour.

Lionel Messi’s complete schedule on India tour

Messi will meet sponsors in Kolkata, then go to the historic Salt Lake Stadium, where the event will also include music, dance and an exhibition match. There will be a ‘master class’ session for the young football players and they will arrive to unveil their 70-foot tall monument.

From Kolkata, Messi will leave for Hyderabad, where an exhibition match will be held at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in the evening. Here he will reach the football clinic and felicitation ceremony. Lionel Messi will then head to Mumbai, where he will attend an event organized at Wankhede Stadium. He will participate in a 45-minute fashion show here along with Luis Suarez and Rodrigo Paul.

Finally, Messi will go to Delhi, where he will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In Delhi itself, he will greet the youth teams of Minerva Academy and will reach a celebrity match of teams of 9-9 players.

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Lionel Messi left the stadium in 22 minutes, fans could not see a glimpse even after spending Rs 10,000; created havoc again

Football legend Lionel Messi is currently on a tour of India. However, when the superstar player reached Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday morning, the celebration turned into mourning within a short time. This legendary Argentinian footballer has come on India tour after 14 years. Messi is also accompanied by Uruguay’s Luis Suarez and Argentina’s midfielder Rodrigo De Paul. The three stalwarts reached Kolkata airport at 2:30 in the night. Where he virtually inaugurated his 70 feet high statue at 11 am. Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan also participated during this period.

Lionel Messi’s brief visit to Kolkata turned into chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday morning when angry fans violated security rules and entered the ground after not getting a glimpse of the world’s most popular football player. Due to this chaos, Messi had to leave the field in just 22 minutes.

THE BLACK DAY IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN FOOTBALL

Kolkata Saltlake Stadium is practically turning into ruins.. Today may be the darkest day in the history of Indian football… pic.twitter.com/A7hs79Rgeq

— lndian Sports Netwrk (@IS_Netwrk29) December 13, 2025

What should have been a memorable day for football fans in the ‘City of Joy’ turned into a nightmare. Messi’s presence caused more chaos due to the chaos inside the stadium. The situation went out of control as soon as Messi entered the field. Due to the chaos, the event was stopped midway, due to which Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, former Indian cricket team captain Sourav Ganguly and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who were present at the stadium for the event, could not meet the legendary football player.

The situation became so bad that ‘GOAT Tour’ organizer Shatadru Dutta and security personnel had to take Messi out of the stadium safely. Fans who had bought tickets worth Rs 4,500 to Rs 10,000 to see the Argentinian star player threw bottles and broke seats in frustration. After this, the police had to work hard to bring the situation under control.