Messi's Hyderabad Visit To Feature Exclusive Photo Opportunity Priced At ₹10 Lakh

Last Updated:December 11, 2025, 09:57 IST

Lionel Messi will visit Hyderabad on December 13 for The GOAT Tour, offering 100 fans a photo-op at Falaknuma Palace for ₹9.95 lakh plus GST, as announced by Parvathi Reddy.

Lionel Messi. (AFP Photo)

Football icon Lionel Messi will arrive in Hyderabad on Saturday for a series of exclusive engagements, including a high-profile meet-and-greet and a three-hour public programme at Uppal Stadium. Organisers said fans will have the rare chance to take a photograph with the Argentine star for ₹9.95 lakh plus GST, with only 100 slots available. The premium photo-op will take place at Falaknuma Palace, and tickets are being sold through the District app.

The Argentine star is scheduled to land in Hyderabad at 4 PM before heading to Uppal Stadium for a major event beginning at 7 PM. He will be joined by fellow Argentine star Rodrigo De Paul and Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez. The stadium programme will open with a 20-minute football match between Singareni RR-9 and Aparna Messi All Stars. Fifteen children five trained players and ten underprivileged but talented youngsters without access to formal coaching will also take part. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will join the match for the final five minutes.

A football clinic will follow, during which UNICEF ambassador Messi will guide children on learning and playing the sport. The event will also feature a penalty shootout in Messi’s presence, with the football legend presenting awards to the winners. In the closing parade, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy will felicitate Messi.

Parvathi Reddy, advisor to The GOAT Tour (Hyderabad) organising committee, said all ticket categories for the stadium event are available on the District app. She added that no cricketers have been invited and noted that a musical concert will be part of the three-hour programme. Messi is expected to remain at the stadium for about an hour and will stay overnight in Hyderabad before departing for Mumbai on Sunday morning.

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