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.

Messi's appearance was abruptly cut short after 20 mins as fans began throwing debris in reaction to being kept at a distance from the star

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,

It was an absolute mess at Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium over the arrival of football great Lionel Messi on Saturday morning. The Argentine icon is in India for a three-day GOAT tour that includes his visit to four cities.

Bhaichung Bhutia said Messi's visit was a good initiative, but was marred by poor organisation, which prevented genuine fans from seeing their idol.

Online commentators were quick to point out that the film actor, who is married to filmmaker and TMC politician Raj Chakraborty, had no connection to sports, let alone football, so flaunting her pictures with Messi showed how celebrities and people with influence gained access to the football star when real fans lost out.

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.