The anticipation was electric. Thousands of fans packed Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, clutching tickets that cost them upward of $130, all for a chance to witness football royalty. But what was meant ...

What was billed as a celebratory stop on Lionel Messi’s highly publicized “GOAT Tour” of India spiraled into chaos and disorder, cutting the soccer icon’s appearance short and triggering arrests, ...

Messi was supposed to be the star of a celebration dedicated to him in India: the unveiling of his own statue, 20 meters tall. However, his presence in Kolkata turned out to be an organizational ...

Kolkata’s long-standing love affair with football reached a fever pitch on December 13 as Argentine great Lionel Messi arrived in the city for the first leg of his much-anticipated G.O.A.T. India Tour ...