Former Indian soccer captain Bhaichung Bhutia has strongly criticized the mismanagement at Lionel Messi’s latest occasion in Kolkata. Talking on the chaos that unfolded on the Salt Lake Stadium in the course of the ‘GOAT India Tour 2025’, Bhutia blamed ‘VIP tradition’ for denying real followers a glimpse of the Argentine legend. He said, ‘The real followers didn’t actually get to see Messi.’ Bhutia famous that whereas organizers tried their finest, the state of affairs spiraled uncontrolled as a result of presence of unauthorized VIPs who crowded the venue. The soccer icon expressed hope that such errors wouldn’t be repeated sooner or later.