Inside Messi’s Indian catastrophe | The funniest stories in sport this week

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Links from the pod:

Kolkata riot: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1plfmgo/ani_fans_at_salt_lake_stadium_got_angry_with_the

Statue unveiling: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/12/12/12/104672397-15377981-image-a-45_1765543002051.jpg

Hola Messi fanzone: https://assets.telegraphindia.com/telegraph/2025/Dec/1765375010_hola-messi-1.gif

Suarez nutmeg: https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1pmfjzm/suarez_got_nutmegged_by_a_teen_indian_girl/?utm_source=www.upshot.email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=i-see-a-snake&_bhlid=16c820a8f979cb6080947e9b36af165b189dceb7

Nitin Kumar walking out: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedarter88/video/7583727677526396193 

Killing the Ally Pally wasp: https://x.com/MarkWilsonRadio/status/2000235018254459016 

Cameron Menzies meltdown: https://x.comshaunmiller/status/2000578781082251448