{"id":2078,"date":"2025-12-14T19:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2078"},"modified":"2025-12-14T19:55:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T19:55:18","slug":"messis-tour-of-india-gets-off-to-chaotic-start-with-fans-throwing-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2078","title":{"rendered":"Messi&#8217;s tour of India gets off to chaotic start with fans throwing bottles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s much-hyped tour of India got off to a rocky start Saturday with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse of their hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Times of India reported that many ticket-holders said that they failed to see Messi at all \u2014 either in person or on the stadium\u2019s big screens \u2014 despite waiting for hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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He was joined by longtime teammates Luis Su\u00e1rez and Rodrigo De Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier Saturday, Messi remotely \u201cunveiled\u201d a 21-meter statue of himself in Kolkata. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/sports\/messi's-tour-of-india-gets-off-to-chaotic-start-with-fans-throwing-bottles\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s much-hyped tour of India got off to a rocky start Saturday with angry fans throwing bottles and attempting to vandalize a stadium after many of them failed to get more than just a glimpse of their hero. 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