India, Dec. 14 -- A 70 foot iron statue of football icon Lionel Messi has been installed at the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club in Lake Town, Kolkata, depicting the Argentine great holding the FIFA World Cup trophy.

The statue has drawn crowds of fans and curious onlookers, but it has also triggered sharp reactions online, especially after a Germany based vlogger shared his unfiltered views on social media.

Taking to Instagram, German vlogger Alexander Welder posted a video of himself standing in front of the statue shortly after landing in Kolkata. In the clip, he can be heard saying, "I just landed in Kolkata, India, and it turns out Lionel Messi is here! The GOAT himself is in freaking Kolkata, India, and behind me they built a freaking 70 ...