Yuva Bharati Stadium has an estimated capacity of 60,000–65,000. Based on official ticket sales, police had prepared for a crowd of around 35,000. Instead, the stadium was packed to the brim. Investigators now believe this unregulated crowd surge was the trigger for the disorder that followed.

A police probe into vandalism and violence during Lionel Messi's event at Salt Lake stadium revealed over 500 extra 'field of play' passes were issued, significantly exceeding the initial limit. Investigations also uncovered approximately 6,

Bengali actress Subhashree Ganguly faced massive trolling for her photos with football legend Lionel Messi during his GOAT India Tour 2025 at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, after the event turned chaotic.

A statue of Lionel Messi is set to be unveiled in Kolkata when the legendary footballer visits the city this week. But social media users are not impressed by the likeness of the statue. We say, it's at least better than the infamous Ronaldo and Beckam statues.

Lionel Messi's India tour organiser, Satadru Dutta, was remanded to 14 days' police custody by a Bidhannagar court. Police sought custody to investigate the chaotic event where Messi left early, leading to stadium vandalism and injuries.

Lionel Messi's GOAT Tour of India has ended. After a disastrous Kolkata leg, where fans were enraged at not being able to see the football superstar properly, the other legs of the tour in Hyderabad,

Dutta first came into the spotlight in 2012 when he organised a match between Brazil Masters and Indian Masters at Salt Lake Stadium. Just before the match began, a senior goalkeeper from Colombia allegedly refused to play after not receiving full payment.

A colossal Lionel Messi statue in Kolkata has ignited a global social media storm. A German vlogger's surprised reaction, questioning the rapid const