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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicLionel Messi

Topic: Lionel Messi

West Bengal is almost beyond redemption. Messi’s visit exposed the long decay

The attempt is to keep talking about culture, arts, sociology, politics and an imagined Bengali identity. All of this, however, rests on an extremely rickety economic base.

‘An injustice,’ says Bengali actor Subhashree Ganguly as Messi photos trigger online abuse

In a video on Instagram, Bengali actor Subhashree Ganguly addressed the online abuse targeted at her after she posted photos of herself with Lionel Messi at Salt Lake Stadium.

‘I met Messi’ was the headline of the GOAT tour. Football and fans were ignored

Perhaps the clearest indicator of how shallow the tour was lies in how Luis Suárez and Rodrigo de Paul were treated. These aren’t random names.

Messi mania in Delhi: Fans pull all-nighters to see the GOAT, tight checks to avoid Kolkata-like fiasco

Fans of the Argentine legend like Alben, 24, who stood in 3 km-long queues, have called the Delhi crowd and the management 'much better' than Kolkata.

ThePrint photos of the week: Gujarat’s hybrid coconuts to a Messi chaos & a jumbo protest

New Delhi: This week in photos, ThePrint brings together images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi paying tribute to security...

What a mess! Cops detain organiser of Messi tour, Mamata apologises for chaos at Kolkata stadium

Lionel Messi was invited to Kolkata as part of his multicity GOAT India Tour 2025. As fans went on rampage at Salt Lake Stadium, police resorted to a lathi-charge to restore order.

Delays & ‘shady deals’: All about Kerala govt, sponsor ‘Messi-ng’ up Argentina football team tour

Reporter Broadcasting Company, the sponsor, meanwhile, is looking for next window in March to bring the football great and Argentina team to Kerala.

‘Ronaldinho must have said positive things to Messi about India,’ says GOAT India tour organiser

As part of the GOAT India Tour 2025, which will begin on 13 December, Messi will visit Kolkata, Mumbai, and Delhi, with the organisers planning to add Ahmedabad to the list.

Will Messi play another World Cup? ‘Logical to think I might not,’ he says at teary Argentina ‘farewell’

The Argentine talisman scored a brace against Venezuela Thursday, lifting his World Cup qualifier tally to 36, matching Cristiano Ronaldo’s record.

Messi leads Inter Miami to final 16 of Leagues Cup, 3-1 win against Orlando

It was Messi's fifth goal in three games, after he scored against Cruz Azul and Atlanta United in the group stage of the tournament.

On Camera

Trump made it clear that US military isn’t global police with National Defence Strategy 2026

Allies and partners are now pushed not only to align strategically and spend more on their own security, but also to accept the economic and political terms of “America First.”

More states giving out cash transfers. They aren’t substitutes for investments: Economic Survey

Number of states implementing unconditional cash transfers increased fivefold between FY23 and FY26, half of them estimated to be in revenue deficit, report says.

‘LCA man’ Ravi Kota, key in operationalisation of IAF’s Tejas fleet, picked as next HAL CMD

Mechanical engineer & alumnus of IIM-A & IAS France, Kota was General Manager in HAL’s Light Combat Aircraft division. He was selected from a pool of eight candidates.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.