New Delhi: It has been 14 years since the ‘little boy’ from Rosario, Argentina, stepped into the jam-packed stadium at Vivekananda Yu b a Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata to play a friendly match against Venezuela. Now Lionel Messi is returning to India once again in December this year for a three-day GOAT tour.

“I’m truly excited to be visiting such a beautiful country as India this December. It will be a pleasure to attend concerts, youth football clinics, a paddle cup, and launch charitable initiatives during events at iconic stadiums in Kolkata, New Delhi, and maybe one more city,” the Argentine legend said in an Instagram post .

Back in 2011, a 24-year-old Messi was energetic, full of dreams, and Barcelona’s golden boy with already two Bal l on d’Ors — an annual f

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