Lionel Messi’s three-day ‘GOAT Tour’ to India — marred by chaotic scenes inside a stadium and the tour’s promoter being arrested and detained — has come to an end.
Messi arrived in India on December 13 to thousands of fans lining the streets to catch a glimpse of who many believe is the greatest footballer of all time, hence the tour being called ‘GOAT’, an acronym of greatest of all time.
And after visits to Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai and ending his trip in New Delhi, the country’s capital, the Argentine World Cup winner, who was joined by Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul, two of his Inter Miami team-mates, certainly left his mark.
There were scenes of jubilation, plenty of photo opportunities with some of India’s biggest sporting stars, including Sachin Tendulkar, the cricket great, and a trip to Anant Ambani’s wildlife rescue centre in New Delhi (the Ambanis are one of the wealthiest families in the world).
