Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:28pm on 13 Dec 2025,Saturday Sports
Hyderabad welcomed football legend Lionel Messi on Saturday as part of the GOAT India Tour 2025. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy greeted Messi warmly at Shamshabad Airport. Rahul Gandhi also arrived to join the event. Messi and Revanth Reddy are set to play a friendly exhibition match, drawing huge excitement among fans. Messi first visited Falaknuma Palace for a meet-and-greet with 100 guests. Later, he headed to Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal for a packed schedule, including penalty shootouts, interactions with young footballers, stadium parade, and the GOAT Cup presentation. Fans across Telangana celebrated his visit.
