Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated ‘GOAT Tour to India 2025’ just got bigger with Hyderabad added as the new southern leg stop to ensure fans in the region are not “deprived” of seeing their idol following the cancellation of Argentina’s proposed friendly in Kerala.
The decision to add Hyderabad comes in the wake of the cancellation of Argentina’s proposed friendly in Kochi, which had been originally announced by Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman for November 17.
The revised plan now ensures Messi’s ‘GOAT Tour’ will span all four corners of India — east (Kolkata), south (Hyderabad), west (Mumbai) and north (New Delhi) — turning it into one of the biggest sporting spectacles ever hosted in the country.
“Now we are covering south also. This will be a tribute to millions of football fans in South India,” Satadru Dutta, the sole organiser of the ‘GOAT Tour to India 2025’, told PTI on Saturday.
“With this, every part of India is covered. West is covered through Mumbai, east through ..​Lionel Messi’s much-anticipated ‘GOAT Tour to India 2025’ just got bigger with Hyderabad added as the new southern leg stop to ensure fans in the region are not “deprived” of seeing their idol following the cancellation of Argentina’s proposed friendly in Kerala.
The decision to add Hyderabad comes in the wake of the cancellation of Argentina’s proposed friendly in Kochi, which had been originally announced by Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman for November 17.
The revised plan now ensures Messi’s ‘GOAT Tour’ will span all four corners of India — east (Kolkata), south (Hyderabad), west (Mumbai) and north (New Delhi) — turning it into one of the biggest sporting spectacles ever hosted in the country.
“Now we are covering south also. This will be a tribute to millions of football fans in South India,” Satadru Dutta, the sole organiser of the ‘GOAT Tour to India 2025’, told PTI on Saturday.
“With this, every part of India is covered. West is covered through Mumbai, east through .. ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
