There is a difference with Cristiano, the incredible cost of the jerseys that Messi wore in Qatar

One year after the Argentina National Team won its third World Cup by beating its French counterpart in a dramatic penalty shootout at the Lusail Stadium, a batch of shirts worn by Lionel Messi throughout the 2022 World Cup in Qatar were auctioned, including one from the Final.

These are six shirts worn by the captain of the world champion squad that were auctioned for 7.8 million dollars by the prestigious Sotheby's house in New York. The garments were worn in the first half of the Group Stage matches against Saudi Arabia and Mexico, and in the knockout matches against Australia, the Netherlands, Croatia and France. The purple alternative jersey that Argentina wore in the match against Poland was not included in the lot.

The jersey that Messi wore in the second half of the World Cup Final against the French with which he won the World Cup was also not included. These match-worn shirts are artifacts of Messi's legacy. They symbolize the culmination of a career full of hard work and an eternal passion for the beautiful game. Messi's trip to the 2022 World Cup was about more than just winning; It was about inspiring generations of footballers and fans, the auction house explained on its website.

For years to come, these jerseys will serve as a reminder of Messi's greatness and the indelible mark he left on the world of football. Worn during the first half of each respective match, they are symbols of triumph and perseverance, he added. The bidding for the batch of six t-shirts started on November 30 and ended this Thursday, December 14, and a part of the money raised will be allocated to the UNICAS project at the Sant Joan de Deú Pediatric Hospital in Barcelona, Spain.

Messi's shirts, close to breaking the record

Lionel Messi's batch of Argentine National Team jerseys came close to reaching the record for the most expensive sports item in history, which belongs to a jersey worn by Michael Jordan. This is the jersey that Jordan wore in the 1998 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls for which a collector from New York paid 10.1 million dollars in 2022. Second place is occupied by the jersey that Diego Armando Maradona used during the Quarterfinals of the 1986 Mexico World Cup against the England National Team, which was sold at the beginning of 2022 in London for $9 million.