Messi’s PSG Jersey Being Auctioned for Outrageous Price After Cristiano Ronaldo Match
Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi warms up ahead of the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and AS Monaco (ASM) at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on 12 December 2021.
InternationalIndiaAfricaOn 19 January, star strikers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo played against each other for the first time since 8 December 2020. The latest match was a friendly at the King Fahd Stadium in the Saudi capital Riyadh between Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain and the Saudi national team made up of players from the Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr clubs.In the wake of the Paris Saint-Germain v Riyadh All-Star Team game in Saudi Arabia which PSG won 5-4, the French team has put the footballers’ shirts worn during the game on sale.A total of 17 shirts worn by PSG players in recent matches were sold at the auction, but it was Lionel Messi’s jersey from the latest duel against his long-time “nemesis” Cristiano Ronaldo that attracted most of the attention. At present it has attracted bids of up to 25,000 euros ($27,000), with eight days left to close the auction.A different Messi shirt, the one he wore at the game against Angers (2-0) earlier this month, was bought by a Chinese man. The buyer made seven bids, starting with 22,000 euros, and won with a bid of 43,623 euros ($47,450).
ViralArgentine Farmer Grows Giant Lionel Messi Face in Corn FieldYesterday, 05:15 GMTNeymar’s shirt was bought for 7,894 euros, and Kylian Mbappe’s outfits for the games against Lens (1-3) and Strasbourg (2-1) were bought for 14,083 euros and 15,017 euros respectively.In December 2022, Argentina captain Messi won the Golden Ball as the best player at the World Cup in Qatar after his team defeated France in the final.