US EditionPolice detain organiser after Indian fans throw chairs and storm field following Messi’s brief appearance
Thousands of frustrated fans vandalised Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium after Messi's brief, heavily secured appearance, leading to the chief organiser's detention and a government inquiry.
- Thousands of fans rioted and vandalized a stadium after Lionel Messi's abbreviated appearance at an event in Kolkata, India.
- Fans had paid up to 12,000 rupees for tickets but felt they could not properly see Messi, who was obscured by officials.
- An organizer was detained, and an inquiry launched after frustrated fans stormed the pitch, ripped up seats, and threw plastic chairs when Messi left after around 20 minutes.
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The player should perform a demonstration of penalty and open a stand of 21 meters high in three events in India. Fas were angry with the short and little visible appearance of Messiah in Calcutta.
The “Messimania” took hold this Saturday of India with the landing of Lionel Messi in the city of Calcutta, unleashing a wave of euphoria that paralysed the city and marked the start of its “GOAT Tour 2025”, an event that supposes the return of the Argentine star to the subcontinent after 14 years. Messi landed in Calcutta this Saturday, being received by a frenzied crowd that kept a night vigil in front of the airport and the hotel. Read also...
Messi India visit turns chaotic as fans vandalise stadium
Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off chaotically this morning as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine soccer great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event.
The champion is touring with Luis Suárez and Rodrigo de Paul; he went around the field and left the stadium, although he was expected to play for a few minutes; he has already left Calcutta and is now in Hyderabad
The Argentine disappoints the thousands of supporters who flocked to Salt Lake City in Calcutta to admire him: he makes a field trip of 20 minutes then disappears without taking part in a friendly. For the anger many have thrown objects and invaded the camp
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