The World Cup final shirt worn by Lionel Messi is among a collection of his Argentina shirts to be auctioned for a record figure of more than £8m
The six shirts from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar – in which Argentina beat France on penalties to lift the trophy – are being auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity, Klankosova writes. .tv.
They are from the first leg of the final, the semi-final against Croatia, the quarter-final against the Netherlands and the round of 16 match against Australia and two of the three group stage matches, with an estimated price tag of eight million pounds.
This would make it a record for a “sports memorabilia collection”.
The current record is Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls jersey from the 1998 NBA Finals – from the famous “Last Dance” season – which sold for £8.1m last September at Sotheby’s New York.
