Angry fans ripped up seats at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium as the Argentine soccer star appeared to cut short an appearance after just 20 minutes.

Messi's appearance was abruptly cut short after 20 mins as fans began throwing debris in reaction to being kept at a distance from the star

The Spain star becomes the youngest player to reach 150 appearances for Barcelona in La Liga at the tender age of 23 years and 18 days. He beats the record previously held by a certain Lionel Messi, who was 23 years and 121 days when he hit the landmark against Real Zaragoza.

Having a statue in your honor is a mixed bag if you're a legendary soccer player. It can be either a life-affirming blessing or a hideous curse.

MLS claims 3.6 million people watched on Apple TV and MLS Season Pass, as well as in Canada on TSN and RDS, as well as other international linear partners, including TNT and HBO Max in Mexico. That would mean north of 3.3 million viewers watched MLS Cup on Apple TV and other international linear partners.

Barcelona star Pedri has on Saturday secured for himself a piece of club history.This comes owing to his appearance in the Blaugrana’s La Liga meeting with Osasuna.Barca are of course currently

Messi Fragrance is going masstige. The men’s fragrance brand — founded by Lionel Messi — has officially partnered with Walmart to launch a trio of body sprays and eau de toilettes in Red, Black and Silver scent profiles.

Lionel Messi has become the first back-to-back MVP in Major League Soccer history. The 38-year-old Argentine star was announced Tuesday as this year’s winner of the league’s top individual honor.

Earlier in the day, Messi had virtually unveiled a 70-foot iron statue of himself holding the FIFA World Cup trophy at Lake Town’s Sree Bhumi Sporting Club.