India, Dec. 9 -- Legendary Argentine footballer Lionel Messi will embark on a historic four-city tour of India starting later this week. This will be his second visit to the country, having previously travelled to Kolkata for a friendly against Venezuela in 2011. The sole promoter of the 'G.O.A.T. India Tour 2025', Satadru Dutta, has confirmed the dates, with Messi expected to arrive on December 12.

The tour officially begins on December 13 in Kolkata, followed by a visit to Hyderabad the same evening. He will be in Mumbai the next day, before concluding the tour in New Delhi on Monday, where the World Cup winner is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence.

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Messi will land in Kolkata at 1:30 AM in th...