Global football icon Lionel Messi is set to visit India in December 2025 for a series of football workshops scheduled across three major cities — Mumbai, Kolkata, and Thiruvananthapuram. These sessions will be conducted at iconic venues including Wankhede Stadium, Eden Gardens, and Greenfield International Stadium.
Following the workshops, organizers are planning a special exhibition cricket match featuring Messi alongside some of India’s most celebrated cricketers. The match is expected to be held at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
‘GOAT Cup’ May See Messi Team Up With Dhoni, Kohli & Sachin
If plans fall into place, Messi will take part in a unique seven-a-side cricket match alongside MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Discussions are also underway to include cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma in what is being dubbed as the ‘GOAT Cup.’
According to a report by the Indian Express, preparations for the event are already in motion, with organizers approaching the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to facilitate the cricket fixture.
“𝑴𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝑾𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒏 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 14. 𝑯𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉, 𝒕𝒐𝒐, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔,” 𝒂𝒏 𝑴𝑪𝑨 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔.
The complete itinerary of Messi’s India visit will be revealed once all arrangements are finalized.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒖𝒑 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅,” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.
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