A highly anticipated event featuring Lionel Messi turned chaotic on 13 December 2025, as angry fans vandalised a stadium after the football star abruptly departed.

Videos from the scene show bottles being hurled to the ground, seating chairs uprooted and thrown, and canopy tents destroyed as protests erupted. Fans also invaded the main field, clashing with security forces.

Messi, who had been surrounded by politicians and VIPs during the event, appeared visibly uncomfortable and left for the airport early. His sudden exit left thousands of supporters disappointed, sparking unrest inside the venue.

Witnesses described scenes of destruction, with chairs tossed from upper tiers and blocks of seating ripped out in anger. The atmosphere quickly shifted from excitement to frustration, as the crowd vented its disappointment over the missed opportunity to see Messi engage directly with fans.

Lionel Messi Event Chaos at Kolkata on 13th December 2025. This video has a person throwing a big size water bottle to the ground in profest. Lionel Messi was fully surrounded by politicians and other VIPS which made him uncomfortable and he left for airport which left all fans very disappointed. Angry fans threw bottles, broke seating chairs and vandalised the whole stadium.

Lionel Messi Event Chaos at Kolkata on 13th December 2025. This video show how people had invaded the main field in order to protest. Lionel Messi was fully surrounded by politicians and other VIPS which made him uncomfortable and he left for airport which left all fans very disappointed. Angry fans threw bottles, broke seating chairs and vandalised the whole stadium.

Lionel Messi Event Chaos at Kolkata on 13th December 2025. This video show how people uprooted seating chairs in the stadium and threw it the main field, on security forces in order to protest. Lionel Messi was fully surrounded by politicians and other VIPS which made him uncomfortable and he left for airport which left all fans very disappointed. Angry fans threw bottles, broke seating chairs and vandalised the whole stadium.

Lionel Messi Event Chaos at Kolkata on 13th December 2025. This video show how people threw seating chairs in the stadium from upper tiers towards the main field, on security forces in order to protest. Lionel Messi was fully surrounded by politicians and other VIPS which made him uncomfortable and he left for airport which left all fans very disappointed. Angry fans threw bottles, broke seating chairs and vandalised the whole stadium.

Lionel Messi Event Chaos at Kolkata on 13th December 2025. This video shows closeup of how people threw fixed seating chairs in the stadium from upper tiers towards the main field, on security forces in order to protest. Lionel Messi was fully surrounded by politicians and other VIPS which made him uncomfortable and he left for airport which left all fans very disappointed. Angry fans threw bottles, broke seating chairs and vandalised the whole stadium.

Lionel Messi Event Chaos at Kolkata on 13th December 2025. This video shows people in stadium ground breaking canopy tents in profest. Lionel Messi was fully surrounded by politicians and other VIPS which made him uncomfortable and he left for airport which left all fans very disappointed. Angry fans threw bottles, broke seating chairs and vandalised the whole stadium.

Lionel Messi Event Chaos at Kolkata on 13th December 2025. This video shows closely the amount of damage that was done to the seating area in the stadium. Blocks of seating chairs were uprooted in anger by the disappointed fans. Lionel Messi was fully surrounded by politicians and other VIPS which made him uncomfortable and he left for airport which left all fans very disappointed. Angry fans threw bottles, broke seating chairs and vandalised the whole stadium.