World Cup winner Lionel Messi is scheduled to land in India on December 13, 2025, for the Messi G.O.A.T Tour India. The player first visited India in 2011 when Argentina played a friendly match against Venezuela in Kolkata. Lionel Messi will be flying to Kolkata for his first stop on the tour, followed by Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi.

However, convincing Messi for the tour was not an easy task. Kolkata-based promoter Satadru Dutta, the man who made it possible, in an exclusive interview with Times Now, shared how Rabindranath Tagore's connection with Messi's homeland played a part in convincing him to agree to the visit.

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Rabindranath Tagore's Impact Played A Part In Convincing Messi

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