"Argentina football star Lionel Messi's much-anticipated visit to India, as part of what's billed as his "GOAT (greatest of all time) Tour," has generated great excitement. Messi, who just won Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player award for the second season in a row, last visited India in 2011, when Argentina faced Venezuela in an international friendly in Kolkata, India's footballing heartland."
"Among the highlights of his stop in Kolkata, Messi is to inaugurate the world's largest statue of himself, a towering 70-foot (21.3 meter) behemoth. He will also be accompanied by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan as well as former India cricket captain and current Cricket Association of Bengal President Sourav Ganguly during a 3-hour event at Kolkata's main stadium, which is to include a 7-on-7 celebrity match and coaching clinics for selected young talents."
Lionel Messi is making a four-city visit to India as part of his GOAT Tour, starting in Kolkata and continuing to Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi. Messi recently won Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Player for a second consecutive season and last toured India in 2011 when Argentina played Venezuela in Kolkata. In Kolkata he will inaugurate a 70-foot statue, join a three-hour stadium event with Shah Rukh Khan and Sourav Ganguly, and take part in a 7-on-7 celebrity match plus coaching clinics for selected young players. Football retains strong regional roots in India, especially in West Bengal where Mohun Bagan and East Bengal command passionate followings.
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