Mumbai: Football superstar Lionel Messi touched down in Mumbai near noon on Sunday amid "World Cup-level" security protocols, kicking off the second day of his four-city 'GOAT India Tour 2025'.

The World Cup-winning Argentine skipper plans a short respite at Taj Colaba before moving to the Cricket Club of India (Brabourne Stadium) for a Padel GOAT Club occasion, then a celebrity soccer clash later in the afternoon.

Joined by Inter Miami colleagues Luis Suarez and Rodrigo de Paul, Messi should reach the famed Wankhede Stadium by about 5 pm for the tour's highlight fixture.

Mumbai Police rolled out robust safeguards, banning water bottles, metal items, and coins within venues, while erecting watchtowers for crowd surveillance.

Anticipating thick gatherings around the stadia during Messi'

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