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Former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia on Sunday termed the chaos during Lionel Messi's public event at the Salt Lake Stadium as undesirable and said sports events must be given "priority" over political and bureaucratic formalities.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Executive Committee, during its meeting held at the Football House in New Delhi on Saturday.

Lionel Messi's three-day tour saw unprecedented public frenzy and massive crowds in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi.

Lionel Messi offered prayers in Hindu tradition with the chant 'Har Har Mahadev' during his visit to Vantara

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.

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.