VIDEO SHOWS: FANS QUEUED UP OUTSIDE ARUN JAITLEY STADIUM; FANS OUTSIDE MESSI'S HOTEL ACCOMMODATION; FAN POSTERS OF MESSI; SECURITY PERSONNEL OUTSIDE STADIUM AND HOTEL; SOUNDBITES OF FANS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT AND SHOTLIST SHOWS: NEW DELHI, INDIA (DECEMBER 15, 2025) (ANI – No use India) 1. VARIOUS OF FANS OF SOCCER LEGEND LIONEL MESSI QUEUED UP OUTSIDE STADIUM 2. FANS HOLDING HANDMADE POSTER OF MESSI READING (Spanish): "I love you Leo" 3. SECURITY PERSONNEL OUTSIDE STADIUM 4. VARIOUS OF FANS QUEUING OUTSIDE STADIUM 5. VARIOUS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OUTSIDE STADIUM 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) MESSI FAN, PRATEEK SINGH, SAYING: "I am very excited. It was my childhood dream to meet (Messi). Finally, I have got the chance… I feel really good, sir. I am very happy. It's like I am going to meet god." 7. VARIOUS OF FANS QUEUING OUTSIDE STADIUM/PEOPLE WALKING 8. SIGN READING (English): "LOCKER ROOM" 9. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MESSI FAN, SAKSHAM (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING: "I don't know if I get a chance to speak to him, get a chance to take a photo (with him). I don't know how I will feel. I'll probably start crying, I mean, to be very honest… I think I'll be that emotional, I'll start crying… and if I get a chance to speak to him, I would just like to thank him for the last 18 years, for the last 18 years of joy and happiness that he has given to us." 10. EXTERIOR OF HOTEL WHERE MESSI IS STAYING 11. VARIOUS OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OUTSIDE HOTEL 12. (SOUNDBITE) (English) MESSI FAN, KANAV (LAST NAME NOT GIVEN), SAYING: "We have been waiting for this moment our entire life, we always used to say that no matter what we achieve in life, if we didn't see Messi, it's a failure. So, today is an achievement in that sense. We never thought he would come to our city… that's like crazy… like it's unbelievable, if it's either happening, we are still not able to believe it… I think we have to pinch ourselves." 13. FAN HOLDING HANDMADE SCRAPBOOK OF MESSI 14. FAN FLIPPING THROUGH SCRAPBOOK PAGES 15. SECURITY PERSONNEL OUTSIDE HOTEL STORY: Scores of fans of soccer superstar Lionel Messi queued up outside Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi on Monday (December 15) to welcome their idol. The Argentine superstar is on a three-day 'G.O.A.T (Greatest of All Time) India Tour' which kicked off on Saturday (December 13), spanning four key cities, including Kolkata, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Fans lined up outside The Leela Palace hotel in the Indian capital, where Messi and his entourage were accommodated, hoping for even a fleeting glimpse of the legend. The tour had kicked off chaotically on Saturday with disgruntled fans ripping up seats, throwing objects and invading the pitch at a stadium in Kolkata in a row over ticket prices. Tickets were priced from a little under $40 – more than half the average weekly income in India. The tour that kicked-off chaotically, returned to order in Hyderabad, as Messi showcased his skills alongside Inter Miami teammates Rodrigo De Paul and Luis Suarez following a local exhibition match, enchanting his fans.
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