Search For "salt lake stadium"
"West Bengal Sports Minister was more in frame than Messi...": AIFF chief
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The AIFF chief's remarks come amid widespread criticism of the event's organisation, which was marred by disorder and left fans disappointed, prompting questions about planning, crowd management, and the programme's intent.
Read More
My client has no connection with allegations levelled against him: Messi's
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Earlier, Satadru Dutta was produced before the Bidhannagar Court on Sunday, a day after his arrest on Saturday. He has been sent to 14 days of police custody.
Read More
AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey feels Salt Lake Stadium fiasco during Messi
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Messi's Kolkata leg of the 'GOAT Tour 2025' ended in chaotic mode on Saturday. While the moment was supposed to be a moment of union between the World Cup-winning superstar and a football-crazy state, the presence of VIPs and politicians on the pitch with Messi sent fans into frenzy as th
Read More
"Condemn BJP for bringing politics into sports events": TMC MP Saugata Roy
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Sunday said that the Chief Minister has appointed an inquiry committee to probe the mismanagement during Argentine footballer Lionel Messi's event at Salt Lake Stadium and added that it is not appropriate to comment on the matter until the panel submit
Read More
Salt Lake Stadium chaos: Messi's GOAT India Tour promoter sent to 14-day p
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The promoter and organiser of football star Lionel Messi's GOAT India Tour 2025 was produced before the Bidhannagar Court on Sunday, a day after he was arrested over the chaotic incident at the Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday.
Read More
"Event hijacked by TMC, everyone around Messi were TMC people": Sukanta Ma
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Majumdar alleged that the event was hijacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, claiming that both the organisers and those surrounding Messi were linked to the ruling party.
Read More
Shiv Sena's Manisha Kayande slams Bengal CM over Messi's Kolkata event deb
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Manisha Kayande on Sunday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the mismanagement of Argentine football legend Lionel Messi's event in Kolkata, terming it a "mess" created by the TMC government.
Read More
'Total collapse of law and order': Himanta Biswa Sarma targets Bengal govt
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Referring to the disorder during Messi's Kolkata leg of the 'GOAT Tour 2025', Sarma said accountability should begin at the top. "The State's Home Minister, who is the Chief Minister, and the Kolkata Police Commissioner should have been arrested," he said, while adding that he was not jus
Read More
GOAT India Tour 2025: Messi thanks Hyderabad crowd for "love and affection
Updated : 3 months ago IST
It was a memorable night for the fans who gathered at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, as they got to witness Argentina's FIFA World Cup-winning icon Lionel Messi in action at the second pit stop of his 'GOAT India Tour 2025'. After the unfortunate chaos that br
Read More
"Was this pre-planned?" TMC MP Kunal Ghosh on Messi's Kolkata tour chaos
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh on Saturday questioned whether the chaos at the Salt Lake Stadium that erupted during the GOAT India tour of Football Icon Lionel Messi was "pre-planned" and said whatever happened was very unfortunate.
Read More
Lionel Messi treats fans in Hyderabad with his electrifying presence; meet
Updated : 3 months ago IST
After the unfortunate chaos that broke out in Kolkata's Salt Lake Stadium due to fans' anger at VIPs and politicians allegedly hogging Messi's time and attention during the visit there, the 38-year-old's visit to Hyderabad was a fun experience for everyone involved.
Read More
"Failure of govt": Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa slams WB CM Mamata
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters, Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, "The event was very unfortunate. This is a failure of the government. Nepotism has become a culture there... Mamata Banerjee should think about where she has brought Bengal to."
Read More