Meeting Argentine football icon Lionel Messi during his G.O.A.T. India Tour was "a dream and duty" for former India striker Sunil Chhetri as he almost missed the event due to an injury.

Lionel Messi met Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri and country's 'Bharat Ratna', the cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar, at the Wankhede Stadium.

The Mumbai crowd showed their love for local hero Rohit Sharma during Lionel Messi's visit to the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.

In view of Argentine superstar footballer Lionel Messi's visit to Mumbai on Sunday, the city police are implementing stringent security measures.

Slamming "VIP culture", former Indian footballer and captain Bhaichung Bhutia said that due to "unwanted" VIPs, who should not be there, genuine fans "got upset" as they did not really get to see Lionel Messi at the Kolkata event that turned into absolute chaos on Saturday.

Lionel Messi India Goat Tour 2025 Highlights, Day 2: Lionel Messi has arrived at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, where he was greeted by India batting great Sachin Tendulkar

Tens of thousands of fans were left disgruntled as Lionel Messi was barely visible from the stands during his 20-minute visit to the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.

Lionel Messi stayed at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata for only 20 minutes, while angry fans broke security protocol after barely getting a glimpse of the Argentina football legend.

From Kolkata to Hyderabad, Mumbai to Delhi, Lionel Messi is set to turn India into one giant football festival.

Lionel Messi GOAT Tour Of India Highlights, Day 1: Lionel Messi delighted the crowd at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, playing football with Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, and making the event a success.

The year 2025 in Indian football was defined by coaching turmoil (Marquez sacked, Jamil hired) and ultimate elimination from the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Star striker Sunil Chhetri, 40, made a retirement U-turn to address the team's chronic goal drought but could do little to turn things around.

Minerva Academy FC's youth team that won three titles in Europe earlier this year will be honoured during the Delhi leg of Lionel Messi's 'GOAT India Tour'.

Indian football players are as good as their European counterparts at the youth level, opines Mohun Bagan legend Jose Ramirez Barreto. So where does the problem lie?

Indian football head coach Khalid Jamil took full responsibility for the country's embarrassing loss to Bangladesh and said the Indian Super League must start at the earliest.

The Athlead Juba Ingolstadt Academy was officially inaugurated on Wednesday, November 26, at Juba Sangha Club in New Delhi, NCR Area, marking a significant milestone in advancing structured grassroot football development in India.

The Indian U20 women's football team will play two friendly matches against Uzbekistan on November 29 and December 2 in Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu.

India's AFC U17 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 Qualifiers campaign began with a 1-1 draw against Palestine in Group D at the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad.

Head coach Bibiano Fernandes on Friday named a 23-member India squad for the 2026 AFC Under-17 men's Asian Cup Qualifiers.