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Messi India tour chaos as fans rip up seats
Lionel Messi’s India tour began in disorder in Kolkata after angry fans at Salt Lake Stadium ripped up seats and threw objects towards the pitch when the football star’s appearance ended earlier than many spectators expected, according to multiple reports. Viral footage shows damage inside the stadium, with plastic seats torn out and hurled, as security personnel attempted to contain the crowd. Source
On a three-day tour in India, Lionel Messi was passing through Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal. A visit of only 20 minutes that provoked the anger of the fans.
(Buenos Aires=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Seon-jeong = Lionel Messi's stadium visit in Kolkata, India, ended in commotion and chaos, Argentina...
Total madness in India due to the presence of Lionel Messi. His visit to Calcutta ended in a scandal when hundreds of fans broke into the Salt Lake stadium field. The event, which was expected with high expectations, was cancelled and ended with riots and discontent of those present.The Argentine star, which was accompanied by a large group of people, including Rodrigo De Paul, Luis Suárez and multiple officials, reached just 20 minutes in the p…
Lionel Messi's tour of India got off to a chaotic start on Saturday, with fans booing him, tearing up seats in the stadium and throwing them onto the pitch. The outrage was sparked by the fact that the world-class footballer only spent 20 minutes at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. According to one man, fans paid up to 12,000 rupees (34,000 forints) for tickets, which is more than half the average monthly salary in the state. In return, many pe…
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