A high-profile event featuring football icon Lionel Messi in Kolkata turned into a fiasco at the Salt Lake Stadium. Fans, who had paid significant amounts for tickets, vandalised the venue after the programme was abruptly cut short.

Chaos and vandalism during Lionel Messi’s event at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium drew widespread international media attention, with major global outlets highlighting mismanagement and crowd unrest, raising concerns over the city’s global image and event-handling capabilities.

After an eventful Day 1 marked by chaos in Kolkata and a memorable fan interaction in Hyderabad, the Argentine legend now gears up for an event in Mumbai.| Sports News

Messi came, chaos followed—organiser arrested, police questioned, probe ordered. Who’s really responsible for Kolkata’s meltdown?

Fans stormed the Salt Lake stadium pitch and damaged property during Lionel Messi's visit. Uprooted chairs and broken fencing marked the unrest. The s

On Saturday, Shah Rukh Khan arrived in Kolkata with AbRam to meet Lionel Messi. Later, several videos emerged on social media, capturing Messi greeting them with a warm smile and a handshake, followed by a cosy photo-op with SRK and his AbRam. And it is the sweet moment between Shah Rukh and AbRam that is winning hearts on social media.

Fans in Kolkata threw ripped-up stadium seats, invaded the pitch and broke the stage after paying big money to see the soccer great, only to have him shielded from view by a large entourage.

Lionel Messi's Kolkata visit descended into chaos, leading to the arrest of organizer Satadru Dutta. Dutta, known for bringing football legends like P

After the chaos at Yuva Bharati Krirangan, also known as Salt Lake Stadium, in Kolkata during Lionel Messi's event, the image of Kolkata has taken a beating on the international stage as the vandalism made headlines in major newspapers and media houses across the world.