Chaos erupts during Lionel Messi’s India tour as angry fans chuck chairs on pitch

The Independent

Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off on a chaotic note on Saturday as fans ripped up seats and threw them onto the pitch after his brief visit to the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata, the ANI news agency reported.Messi is in India as part of his ‘GOAT’ tour during which he is scheduled to attend concerts, youth football clinics, a Padel tournament and launch charitable initiatives at events in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi.According  to reports in Indian media, the 2022 World Cup winner walked around the pitch at the stadium waving to the fans, but was closely surrounded by a large group of people and left 20 minutes after arrival.Video from ANI showed fans throwing ripped up stadium seats and other objects onto the field and the athletics track at the site, with several people that had climbed over a fence surrounding the playing field hurling objects.DOORDARSHAN SPORTS / ANI

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00:00Don't go, don't go because there are a lot of events now

00:07And Messi and Suarez are part of the famous Paso Da side winning 4 La Ligas together

00:17Definitely and trying to match the great man as well when it comes to international goals

00:31Messi is also an embodiment of humility, the humility that he carries with himself

00:37It's very rare but make no mistake, he's already touched the skies and above

00:43Wow

00:46It looks like he's making his way outside now as the murmurs in the Salt Lake Stadium

00:52As everybody will just soak it in for a few moments I think

00:56Just the fact that they have seen the great man, the icon, Leo Messi

01:02They're all still just soaking it in here in the commentary box

01:06But what a moment to finally witness

01:09And of course, Rodrigo Dupal and Luis Suarez as well

01:15The name in the flesh is something surreal

01:20Don't go, don't go

01:21Patent!

01:28What a moment!

01:31Versus смотр�

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