Lionel Messi is coming to India on a 3-day trip for the GOAT tour. No, this is not a visit that involves football, unlike the last time way back in 2011, when Messi's Argentina played an international friendly at the Salt Lake Stadium.

This time, the legendary footballer is arriving on a whirlwind trip in which he will take part in a surprising number of non-footballing activities within 72 hours. He will travel across four cities, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi, between 13 and 15 December, following a schedule that feels more like a political roadshow than a sports visit.

It is worth noting that 2025 was originally supposed to be Messi's second visit to India to actually play a football match. The Kerala government had worked hard to acquire an international friendly , but those

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