‘Namaste India!’: Lionel Messi Wraps Up GOAT Tour, Shares Video and Backs Bright Future for Indian Football
Lionel Messi wraps up his GOAT India Tour 2025, shares a heartfelt video, thanks fans, and expresses hope for a bright future for Indian football.
Lionel Messi interacts with fans during his GOAT India Tour 2025 across Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata.
The legendary football player Lionel Messi has officially wrapped up his awaited GOAT India Tour 2025 by posting a lovely video compilation that presented the main events of his traveling around the country. The Argentine megastar not only thanked the Indian fans for their immense support but also voiced his expectations for a very bright future of football in India.
Not a long time after Messi had departed Jamnagar, he posted the minute clip on his social media account and captioned it, "Namaste India! What amazing visits to Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. I am really grateful for the warm welcome, great hospitality, and all the love you showed me during my trip." I wish football a bright future in India!"
The video is full of the unforgettables from Messi's visit, like mingling with crazy fans, young soccer players, and important officials in four major cities. The montage very soon connected with Indian fans, a lot of them discussed the tour as a watershed moment for the sport in India.
The last destination of Messi was Jamnagar, where he stepped into Vantara, the wildlife rescue and conservation centre that Anant Ambani is running and was always accompanied by him. The visit concluded a heavy and very publicized schedule that had started in Kolkata, where huge crowds of people showed his great popularity even though there were problems caused by the immense audience.
In Hyderabad, Messi has taken Colorado 7-on-7 exhibition match, met Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, and mingled with young footballers. The Wankhede Stadium was the venue of his Mumbai leg where he had a brief meeting with Indian football legend Sunil Chhetri and cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar.
The Delhi visit was the grand finale of the tour. Messi participated in an on-field event at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, gave a very brief appearance around the celebrity match with the Minerva Messi All Stars, and was on stage with CM Rekha Gupta and other dignitaries. In addition, he received special Indian cricket jerseys and a signed bat of the former Indian greats as tokens.
Messi's India tour was a celebration of his global legacy and a renewal of the country's football passion that left the fans expecting a brighter future for the sport.
