What Led To Lionel Messi's Kolkata Event Turning Into Total Chaos - Explained

Lionel Messi's Kolkata leg of the 'G.O.A.T. Tour of India 2025' ended in shambles on Saturday morning. Fans were unable to get a glimpse of the Argentina football icon due to him being surrounded by several people, ultimately leading to chaos and vandalisation at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK) Stadium in Salt Lake, Kolkata. What should have been a two-hour-long event - during which Messi was supposed to meet superstar actor Shah Rukh Khan, cricket legend Sourav Ganguly and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - ended in less than half an hour, leaving fans extremely upset. Here's an entire timeline of how events unfolded