Six of Messi's World Cup shirts sold on auctionAuction house Sotheby has sold a set of Lionel Messi's match-worn World Cup shirts for an eye-watering £6.1million [$7.8m], slightly falling short of the world's most expensive sports memorabilia. Messi led his country to victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, defeating France in a penalty shootout in the final. If they had happened, it would have become the second-most expensive football shirt to ever sell after the one Diego Maradona wore during the 1986 World Cup. In the 2018 World Cup, Messi played to expectations for Argentina, but they fell to Kylian Mbappe's French team, who went on to win the tournament. However, Messi proved them wrong by winning the World Cup with a performance that earned him the Golden Ball award for being the tournament's best player.

Source: Express December 14, 2023 19:31 UTC