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The club has been celebrating Messi's birthday since 2006 when the Argentine made his debut.
Updated : Sep 05, 2017, 12:05 AM IST
Far away from his home town Rosario, Lionel Messi's 30th birthday was celebrated with much fanfare at a club in the football-crazy city Kolkata. A 65-pound cake of five feet length and three feet in width resembling a football pitch was cut by the Argentina Football Fan Club at Gaguly Bagan in South Kolkata and members also distributed football and sweets in nearby areas.
Kolkata: A Football Fan Club celebrates 30th birthday of Argentine Footballer Lionel Messi. pic.twitter.com/wf8m21tsTo
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 24, 2017
"The aim is to promote the sport and encourage kids to take up football," secretary of the club Uttam Saha said. They have been celebrating Messi's birthday since 2006 when the Argentine made his debut. "I'm also regular at the World Cups since 2006 and kept celebrating his birthdays since then," Saha said.
Happy birthday to one of the greatest players of all time. Leo Messi turns 30 today. pic.twitter.com/m4Cab3V9iw
— Football__Tweet (@Football__Tweet) June 24, 2017
Crazy scenes in Bengal as fans celebrate Lionel Messi's birthday. @fni #Indianfootball pic.twitter.com/IQg5Hv1Luh
— Souvik Roy Chowdhury (@souvikrc) June 24, 2017
Lionel Messi as a 8-year-old. Happy birthday Leo pic.twitter.com/eFBbK1fLGA
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) June 24, 2017
GAL MORNING!!!
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 24, 2017
Messi turns 30 today, and we will be celebrating it all day with the hashtag #L30MESSI.
Are you joining the party? pic.twitter.com/lFVNEERSjD
701 Games
— Eric Eli Adzie (@Adjivic) June 24, 2017
565 Goals
281 Assists
30 Trophies
41 Hattricks
5 Ballons d'Or
4 Golden Boots
Greatest ever
HBD Messi #L30MESSI pic.twitter.com/uk2Y0nh5Jn
Today in 1987, 30 years ago, Lionel Andres "Leo" Messi, arguably the greatest footballer in the modern era, was born in Rosario, Argentina. pic.twitter.com/YfUKeGUJZM
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 24, 2017
24.06.1987
— Team Messi (@TeamMessi) June 24, 2017
The rest is history.
Happy Birthday, Leo.#HereToCreate pic.twitter.com/myMS9JJODd
(Inputs from PTI)