Lionel Messi is in Kolkata for ‘Got Tour India 2025’. He will virtually unveil his 70-feet tall statue at Shribhoomi Sporting Club. This statue symbolizes the 2022 World Cup victory. There is huge excitement among the fans due to his return to India after 14 years.
Kolkata: Football legend Lionel Messi will virtually unveil his 70-foot tall statue at the Shribhoomi Sporting Club in Kolkata’s Lake Town on Saturday. This is the first stop of his much-awaited ‘Got Tour India 2025’. This great Argentinian football player was given a warm welcome by the fans when he reached the ‘City of Joy’ i.e. Kolkata on Saturday morning. A large number of enthusiastic supporters gathered at key places in Kolkata to get a glimpse of this global football icon. This shows how popular Messi is in the country, especially in West Bengal.
To show its respect towards Lionel Messi, Shree Bhoomi Sporting Club has completed the construction of a massive 70-foot iron statue in Lake Town, South Dum Dum, Kolkata. The statue shows Messi holding the FIFA World Cup trophy, symbolizing his historic victory with Argentina at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Messi himself will unveil this statue virtually, which will make this occasion even more special for the fans.
West Bengal minister and president of Sribhoomi Sporting Club, Sujit Bose had earlier said that the massive structure was completed in a record time of just 40 days. This is a very big statue, whose height is 70 feet. There is no other statue of Messi as big in the world. Messi is coming to Kolkata, and Messi has a lot of fans here. The special thing is that this is Lionel Messi’s first tour to India since 2011. During his last tour, the legendary footballer played a friendly match at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, where Argentina defeated Venezuela 1-0. His return after 14 years has created huge excitement among football fans, who are preparing for a big celebration to welcome the global icon.
Satadru Dutta, promoter and organizer of Lionel Messi’s ‘Got India Tour’, said that Messi’s tour has created an atmosphere of joy and a new enthusiasm for football in the entire country. “There is a great atmosphere of joy with Messi coming to India after 14 years…It is also good for the fans, a chance to see Messi. Football’s connection with India is growing again. Never before have so many sponsors come to Indian football.