NEW DELHI: What started as a celebratory moment during Lionel Messi’s GOAT Tour in Kolkata turned into chaos on Saturday as fans expressed their disappointment as the Argentine legend left the Salt Lake Stadium much earlier than planned, leaving the crowd enraged.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!Many spectators who had paid large sums to catch a glimpse of Messi began throwing water bottles and chairs from the stands. An angry mob also entered the ground and tried to vandalize the tents and the wicket.
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An angry fan said: “To see the utter chaos, the management, the authorities, it was absolute nonsense. All the people you see here love football. We all wanted to see Messi but it was a total scam. We want our money back… The management was so bad. It’s a black day for Calcutta. Calcutta is famous for football and we love football, we love their kids there and the others there were not cheaters, the other people were not completely cheaters. whatever… We are very injured.”Another fan said: “Absolutely horrible event. He only came for 10 minutes. All the leaders and ministers surrounded him. We didn’t see anything. He didn’t give up a single kick or a single penalty. He came for 10 minutes and left. So much money, emotions and time wasted. We didn’t see anything.”A Messi fan added: “It’s very disappointing that after paying such a high amount. They had 50 people around him and for once we couldn’t even see him… He just waved a few times and that’s it.”Another fan said, “We gave so much money to this event and the most important thing is that Messi came to this event and what message we gave him… Sports minister is clicking a picture with Messi and everyone is trying to manage people… I don’t know about Shah Rukh Khan whether he came or not… It is very shameful for the management of the event and also for the government.”“It was really disappointing, we came all the way from Darjeeling for that… We didn’t even get to see him properly and that was the biggest disappointment I’ve ever witnessed,” said a fan.A Messi fan said: “We are very disappointed… My child was very excited to see Messi… I think it’s a scam for people. When Messi arrived, everyone surrounded him.”“Messi was surrounded only by leaders and actors… Why did they call us then… We have a ticket for 12 thousand but we were not even able to see his face,” said an angry fan.“The minimum ticket price was 5k and why were VVIPs around Messi? We couldn’t even see him… Why didn’t the police intervene? I don’t know about anything. Everyone was furious… We want our money back,” added another fan.Messi virtually inaugurated his 70-feet tall statue along with West Bengal Minister and Sree Bhumi Sports Club President Sujit Bose at Lake Town in Kolkata on Saturday.The Sree Bhumi Sports Club has completed the construction of a massive 70-feet iron sculpture at Lake Town in South Dum Dum, Kolkata, depicting Messi holding the FIFA World Cup trophy. The statue will be virtually unveiled by Messi himself, adding to the excitement for his fans.
