In Images: Giant Messi-Ronaldo cutouts turn a Kolkata club into a World Cup dreamland

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Jun 15, 2026, at 01:26 pm

Dhulipara Sarbojanin Samiti is decorating its club premises with cutouts of Messi and Ronaldo all around in preparation for the World Cup. (Photo by Avishek Mitra/IBNS)

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