Lionel Messi's World Cup jersey auctioned, you will be shocked to hear the auction amount
Six jerseys worn by Lionel Messi in the FIFA World Cup were auctioned. The bid for each jersey was up to Rs 10.5 crore in the auction. Messi's 6 jerseys were sold for Rs 64.75 crores, and Maradona's Hand of God jersey was sold for Rs 75.35 crores.
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Often auctions of items related to sports and players are held, in which bids worth crores of rupees are received. Now six jerseys of great football player Lionel Messi have been auctioned, which have been bought for crores of rupees. In the auction held on Thursday in New York, these six jerseys were bought for 7.8 million dollars i.e. about Rs 64.75 crore. All these jerseys were worn by Messi during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Messi, who made Argentina the champion under his leadership, wore these six jerseys in two matches of the group round, last-16, quarterfinal, semi-final, and the first half of the final.
The auctioning organization Sotheby's said that this has become the most expensive auction of this year. According to a Sotheby's official, the price of this set of Messi jerseys has surpassed the auction price of anything related to them.
Earlier, the jersey worn by Michael Jordan in the inaugural game of the NBA Finals in 1998 has been bought as the most expensive sports jersey ever, which was purchased last year for $ 10.1 million i.e. Rs 83.84 crore.
