A worker sits next to a statue of Argentine football player Lionel Messi after its removal for re-installation to a safer place in Kolkata on June 1, 2026. A giant statue of football superstar Lionel Messi erected in India to mark his visit last year is "swaying in the wind" and will be removed, a lawmaker told AFP on May 27. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP via Getty Images)