US EditionFrom Crowd Chaos to Controlled Calm: Lionel Messi's GOAT Tour Day 1 Delivers Wild Scenes in Kolkata Before Smooth Turn in Hyderabad
Messi's first day in India saw pitch invasions and object throwing in Kolkata, but Hyderabad events featured penalty shootouts and football clinics with political leaders and teammates.
- On Saturday, the GOAT Tour split between a calm Uppal Stadium event in Hyderabad and chaotic scenes earlier at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata.
- During the morning leg at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, Messi's security team whisked him out after just over 20 minutes as thousands invaded the pitch and paid ticket-holders jeered; a VIP seat was briefly set ablaze.
- On the field in Hyderabad, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Rodrigo de Paul spent over an hour playing kickabouts, kicked footballs into the stands, staged a GOAT Cup penalty shootout, and ran clinics for 17 kids.
- Organisers faced immediate consequences when tour organiser Satadru Dutta was arrested from the Kolkata airport following the morning disturbances, while fans, organisers and stakeholders in Hyderabad braced nervously for ripple effects.
- Messi arrived in Hyderabad around 5:40pm and was received at the Taj Falaknuma Palace by Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, who joined the football events and interacted with Rahul Gandhi.
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