5 things that could have happened if: Lionel Messi played for India

#4 Football becomes a religion

The emergence of Messi would have surely brought kids to the football fields across India

Ever since India won their first World Cup in 1983, cricket became the major sport in the country. However, it only got the tag of religion once Sachin Tendulkar came into existence. Obviously, when a player is seen in the same light as God, the sport which he plays automatically becomes a religion.

The Indian Super League might have increased the popularity of the beautiful game in India, but if Lionel Messi was an Indian, the ISL would no longer be necessary to boost the image of football in the country as people would follow the game just because of La Pulga.

Every Barcelona or Indian National team game, then, would be fixated upon by many Indians, their eyes glued to the TV set. This burst of interest would result in more and more kids aspiring to be like Messi, which, in turn, would have seen Indian football go through a phase of…