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In Images: Kolkata prepares for Messi’s arrival
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
Kolkata will welcome Lionel Messi on December 12, ahead of the “Hola Messi” event at the Salt Lake Aikatan Club the next day. As part of his GOAT India Tour, fans in Salt Lake have built a tribute replicating Messi’s Miami home, complete with a terrace, terracotta roof, life-sized cutouts of him and replica trophies, including the Champions League, Copa América and his Ballon d’Or awards. Rupak De Chowdhuri/IBNS
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