Messi’s Hyderabad visit aimed at promoting football, not a competitive match: Telangana DGP

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Workers hole   posters of Argentina's footballer Lionel Messi successful  Hyderabad, up  of the much-awaited Lionel Messi GOAT Football Match scheduled for December 13, 2025.

Workers hole posters of Argentina's footballer Lionel Messi successful Hyderabad, up of the much-awaited Lionel Messi GOAT Football Match scheduled for December 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ramakrishna G.

This is not a full-fledged shot lucifer and radical should not travel with that assumption, said the Director General of Police Shivadhar Reddy connected Saturday (December 13, 2025), portion reviewing information arrangements for shot icon Lionel Messi’s visit to Hyderabad arsenic portion of the G.O.A.T India Tour 2025.

He said that Rachakonda constabulary had enactment successful spot enhanced information measures for the programme scheduled astatine the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium successful Uppal, taking into relationship shortcomings reported during a akin lawsuit held precocious successful Kolkata.

He said issues related to enforcement and deficiency of clarity astir the quality of the programme had been examined to debar disorder and inconvenience to the public.

DGP Reddy clarified that Messi’s sojourn was intended to beforehand shot and revive involvement successful the sport, and not to signifier a competitory match. He said the programme would beryllium little and structured, lasting for astir an hour.

According to the docket shared by the police, Messi volition instrumentality portion successful a abbreviated on-field interaction, including a little footwear astir with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. Between 7.30 p.m. and 7.55 p.m., helium is expected to show basal shot techniques to a radical of children.

The programme volition reason with the Chief Minister felicitating Messi, followed by a circuit of the stadium.

Police officials person appealed to the nationalist to negociate expectations and cooperate with information arrangements, stressing that the lawsuit should not beryllium viewed arsenic a full-scale shot match.

Published - December 13, 2025 04:57 p.m. IST

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