Fans who failed to get a glimpse of their hero, Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, as their view was blocked by VIPs, vandalised parts of Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday

Fans who failed to get a glimpse of their hero, Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi, as their view was blocked by VIPs, vandalised parts of Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday, hurling chairs, bottles and storming onto the pitch, leading to the arrest of the event’s organiser and triggering a public apology from chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

The Argentine World Cup-winning captain’s much-anticipated visit to Kolkata, as part of the “GOAT [greatest of all time] tour”, lasted just 22 minutes. The tour, which comprises a series of promotional events covering Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi,

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