New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- Delhi is preparing to welcome football icon Lionel Messi at a sold-out event at Arun Jaitley Stadium. It will be his first public appearance in the capital.

After a debated Kolkata start and successful shows in Hyderabad and Mumbai, attention now shifts to Delhi. Messi joins Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul for an exhibition and a felicitation. He was likely to have a private meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but PM Modi has left for his trip to Jordan.

Lionel Messi is set to arrive in Delhi on the morning of 15 December 2025, straight after completing his GOAT India Tour event in Mumbai.

Messi was expected to have a private meet and greet with PM Modi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was reportedly supposed...