{"id":13963,"date":"2023-11-21T06:02:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T06:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/lionel-messi-en-route-to-make-another-record-as-he-puts-his-world-cup-winning-shirt-for-auction-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T06:02:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T06:02:27","slug":"lionel-messi-en-route-to-make-another-record-as-he-puts-his-world-cup-winning-shirt-for-auction-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/21\/lionel-messi-en-route-to-make-another-record-as-he-puts-his-world-cup-winning-shirt-for-auction-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi en route to make another record, as he puts his World Cup winning shirt for auction &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>New Delhi: Argentinian footballing virtuoso, Lionel Messi is one of the absolute legends, if not the absolute legend of the game, and naturally, he is prone to make headlines from time to time.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, staying true to his nature of legend, shared a post on his Instagram page where he announced that the six shirts, which he donned during Argentina\u2019s successful 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign in Qatar, will be put on auction.<\/p>\n<p>The auction will take place online from November 30 to December 14, at Sotheby\u2019s, and the proceeds from the auction will go towards helping children with rare diseases through the Unicas Project, which is run by Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>All the information about the auction was provided by Messi himself, in the Instagram post he shared, which was captioned, \u201cSix World Cup shirts. One auction. Today, my friends at\u00a0@acmomento\u00a0are announcing an auction at\u00a0@sothebys\u00a0for six shirts I wore during the World Cup in Qatar, including my shirt from the Final. Place your bids online at Sotheby\u2019s from 30 November \u2013 14 December. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to UNICAS Project, led by Sant Joan de D\u00e9u (SJD) Barcelona Children\u2019s Hospital to meet the needs of children suffering from rare diseases.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz3mmUqtkTN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">This can create another record<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The auctioneers at Sotheby\u2019s stated that the six Messi shirts that will be auctioned can create another off-field record for Messi, as they can fetch high amounts during the auction, considering how strong Lionel Messi\u2019s fan base is.<\/p>\n<p>Sotheby\u2019s claims that the shirt, which Messi wore during the finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup against France, could go well over 10 million USD, which will also result in it becoming the most valuable sports memorabilia ever, surpassing basketball legend Michael Jordan\u2019s 1998 NBA Finals jersey\u2019s record of 10.1 million USD.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cz3mqgpuY1k\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The current record of the most valuable sports memorabilia in football history is with Messi\u2019s own countryman and also one of the true legends of the sport, Diego Maradona, with 9.3 million USD.<\/p>\n<p>Sotheby\u2019s also informed that during the entire period of the Auction, all six shirts will be up on display at their New York headquarters.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Argentina\u2019s dream run<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"WrPYkbuCCX8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ARGENTINA 3-3 (4-2) FRANCE \ud83c\udfc6 All Goals &amp; EXTENDED Highlights\ud83c\udf99\ufe0fFinal World Cup 2022 Messi vs Mbappe\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WrPYkbuCCX8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><br \/>\nLionel Messi led the Argentina team to record a dream run in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Despite losing their first match in a shocking manner against Saudi Arabia, they went on to win the entire tournament, adding one only accolade that was evading Messi and becoming the three-time World Champion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc10 Lionel Messi\u2019s 2022\/23 stats &amp; records;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f 39 games<br \/>\u26bd\ufe0f 30 goals<br \/>\ud83c\udfaf 20 assists<br \/>\ud83e\udd45 50 G\/A in 39 games<br \/>\ud83c\udfc6 FIFA World Cup<br \/>\ud83c\udfc6 French Super Cup<br \/>\ud83c\udfc5 FIFA World Cup Player of the Tournament<br \/>\ud83d\udd1c FIFA The Best Men\u2019s Player<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Messi%F0%93%83%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Messi\ud80c\udcf5<\/a>|<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOAT%F0%93%83%B5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOAT\ud80c\udcf5<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ivn8S5LYCa\">pic.twitter.com\/ivn8S5LYCa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFA World Cup Stats (@alimo_philip) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alimo_philip\/status\/1630122734771490817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lionel Messi was also the Player of the tournament with his incredible record of 7 goals and 3 assists in the tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] New Delhi: Argentinian footballing virtuoso, Lionel Messi is one of the absolute legends, if not the absolute legend of the game, and naturally, he is prone to make headlines from time to time. 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