Lionel Messi's GOAT Tour 2025: A Pan-India Football Extravaganza

Football legend Lionel Messi is set to embark on the GOAT Tour 2025, visiting Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi from December 13-15. His itinerary includes high-profile meetings, football clinic sessions, and a musical celebration. Accompanied by teammates Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez, Messi aims to inspire young athletes across India.

Football icon Lionel Messi will touch down in India on December 13 as part of the eagerly awaited GOAT Tour 2025. Spanning four key Indian cities—Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and New Delhi—the tour promises a series of thrilling events set to captivate fans from December 13 to 15.

Messi's journey begins in Kolkata, arriving from Miami at approximately 1:30 am. His schedule includes a full day of high-profile meetings starting at 9:30 am, with expected interactions with former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. By 2 pm, Messi will depart for Hyderabad where he will headline a much-anticipated 7v7 exhibition match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, followed by a musical celebration of his storied career.

At Hyderabad, the focus shifts to a significant football clinic for young enthusiasts, a central feature of the 'Goat India Tour 2025', according to Parvathi Reddy, Chief Patron and advisor of the tour's Hyderabad segment. The clinic will also feature Messi's Inter Miami CF teammates Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez, who will join him in mentoring aspiring players.

After his engagements in Hyderabad, Messi's GOAT India Tour 2025 continues to Mumbai and culminates in New Delhi. The tour symbolizes a pan-Indian celebration of football greatness, charting a course from Kolkata and Hyderabad on December 13, through Mumbai on December 14, and reaching its finale in Delhi on December 15.

(With inputs from agencies.)