US EditionMessi Mania Grips Kolkata as Thousands Welcome Argentine Icon
Lionel Messi's GOAT India Tour features events including a 70-foot statue unveiling and matches with local teams, attracting thousands of fans and prominent celebrities.
- On December 13, 2025, Argentina's World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi arrived in Kolkata, West Bengal, to begin his three-day GOAT India Tour, greeted by thousands at the airport and hotel.
- Over the next 72 hours, Messi will visit Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi, with Kolkata hosting sponsor meet-and-greets, a tribute show and an exhibition match at Salt Lake Stadium.
- Escorted through a VIP exit, Messi arrived with Luis Suárez and Rodrygo de Paul, checked into Room 730 at Hyatt Regency, Kolkata, where the entire seventh floor was sealed as fans packed the lobby.
- At Salt Lake Stadium, Lionel Messi will inaugurate a 70-foot statue virtually, be felicitated by Mamata Banerjee and Shah Rukh Khan, but many fans missed him due to VIP escorting; he departs for Hyderabad at 2.05 pm.
- The tour also features a 45-minute philanthropic fashion event and a Padel Cup, and it concludes in Delhi where Messi will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 15, 2025.
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