On December 14, at the auction in New York (USA) organized by auction house Sotheby’s, a collection of 6 shirts worn by famous player Lionel Messi in 6 matches at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was paid for 7 USD. .8 million USD.
The collection includes the shirts Messi wore in the first half of the final, the semi-final against Croatia, the quarter-final against the Netherlands, the 1/8 round against Australia and two of the three group stage matches.
Sotheby’s said a portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to the UNICAS Project at Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, with support from Leo Messi’s charity, to help Help children with rare diseases.
The identity of the buyer of Messi’s jerseys has not yet been revealed.
At the unveiling ceremony, Sotheby’s head of Modern Collectibles Brahm Wachter emphasized that Messi’s historic Qatar World Cup shirts not only represent one of the most important moments in sporting history, which is reminiscent of the peak moment in the career of one of the best players in football history.
Time magazine honored Lionel Messi as the Best Athlete of the Year thanks to the positive influence he created when he moved to Inter Miami FC and helped the American Professional Football League gain great traction.
Messi is an important inspiration that brought Argentina to the final match at the 2022 World Cup, with 5 goals and 3 assists.
In the Final between Argentina and France, Messi directly scored two goals – including the penalty kick that opened the score and initiated the situation that led to the other goal.
He also played in the first penalty shootout, giving his teammates more confidence to perform well in the next three rounds so Argentina won 4-2.
Up to now, the record for the most valuable football shirt belongs to the shirt worn by the late Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup Quarterfinals, when he scored the famous goal “Hand of God.”
In an auction also organized by Sotheby’s last year, an anonymous person spent 7.1 million pounds (about 9.3 million USD) to buy this shirt from former England midfielder Steve Hodge./.
