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Messi event exposes double standards as stadium safety rules are flouted in Kolkata

Officials flag ignored bans, excess field access and weak security at the event sparking fan anger losses and fears that international football may bypass the city

Salt Lake Stadium looks like a picnic hot spot as Lionel Messi fans roam around on the pitch on Saturday.

Arshdeep Singh (centre) celebrates the wicket of Reeza Hendricks with his teammates in Dharamsala on Sunday. The left-arm pacer conceded just 13 runs in his four overs while also taking two wickets.

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As a society are we building a culture of sport or are we simply celebrating individuals?

Bindra asked whether resources used for organising such a spectacle could have been better utilised

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Messi event exposes double standards as stadium safety rules are flouted in Kolkata
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Messi event exposes double standards as stadium safety rules are flouted in Kolkata

India bowlers set up seven wicket win over South Africa to take 2-1 lead in T20I series

Messi exits early as Shah Rukh Khan no show fuels chaos at Salt Lake Stadium

Organisers ignore Maradona lesson as Messi chaos cuts Salt Lake Stadium visit short

Messi dazzles Hyderabad fans as smooth planning contrasts sharply with Kolkata chaos

Tilak Varma backs flexible India batting order as Dharamsala T20I looms large

Ashes tour tension as England security clashes with media ahead of third Test match

Bottles flew, seats broke. But Messi made Dipendu Biswas and Rahim Nabi's dream come true

MORE STORIES

As a society are we building a culture of sport or are we simply celebrating individuals?

Lionel Messi stuck in Mumbai after smog-hit Delhi disrupts flight schedules

Sorry fans, PM Narendra Modi will not meet Lionel Messi in Delhi

India bowlers set up seven wicket win over South Africa to take 2-1 lead in T20I series

Messi event exposes double standards as stadium safety rules are flouted in Kolkata

Messi Kolkata event chaos: Fans seek refunds and legal options after show failure

Abhishek Sharma seals India’s seven-wicket win over South Africa in third T20I

‘Damage for 50 years’: AIFF chief Chaubey warns after chaos at Messi’s Kolkata event

Sachin presents World Cup jersey to Messi in Mumbai; football great gifts WC ball