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

The police commissioner said the Lionel Messi's Kolkata event was scheduled to last nearly two hours but was cut short to just 20 minutes after chaos erupted.

Kolkata's Messi event descended into chaos due to severe mismanagement by organisers, according to Police Commissioner Mukesh Kumar. A planned two-hou

BJP leader Kalyan Chaubey said the immediate impact was borne by fans who had spent large sums to attend the Lionel Messi event, but warned that the long-term consequences could be far more damaging a

The Argentine media labeled Lionel Messi’s trip to India as tumultuous, putting the blame on the organisers’ inefficiency, discontented followers, and tumultuousness at the venue in Kolkata. The accounts underscored that Messi had to exit prematurely due to the chaos and the operators were already under heavy criticism,

KOLKATA: Almost everything that could have gone wrong at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday did, a TOI post-mortem conducted 24 hours after the massive Messi mess has revealed. Eyewitnesses who had a ringside view of the chaos were near-unanimous about where it all began.

Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour stop in Kolkata descended into chaos as overcrowding, security breaches, and pitch invasions left the Argentina icon "visibly uncomfortable" before he exited the Salt Lake Stadium after less than 20 minutes.

Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory for Messi's GOAT India Tour at Arun Jaitley Stadium on 15 December, from 1 PM to 4 PM. Traffic slowdowns and diversions are expected, and commuters are advised to plan ahead.