New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- Lionel Messi, the global football icon, is happy with the 70-foot statue installed at the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club in Lake Town, Kolkata, said West Bengal Minister and Sree Bhumi Sporting Club President Sujit Bose.

Messi, who is in the city to kick off his GOAT Tour India 2025, is scheduled to virtually unveil the statue on Saturday.

A towering 70-foot iron statue has been installed at the Sree Bhumi Sporting Club in admiration of the Argentine football legend at Lake Town in South Dum Dum, Kolkata.

The statue shows Messi holding the FIFA World Cup trophy, symbolising his historic World Cup triumph and has drawn significant attention from football fans across the city and beyond.

Sujit Bose told news agency ANI t...