The entire lot sold for US$7.8 million. It is one of the highest prices paid for a sports collectible.
a batch of six t-shirts used by Lionel Messi in it Qatar World Cup, including the final against France, was sold for 7.8 million dollars in a auction from Sotheby’s, this company announced.
The sale price was lower than Sotheby’s estimate of more than $10 million but, according to the auction house, was “one of the highest prices for a sports collector’s item.”
As usual, the company did not reveal any information about the buyer of this batch of t-shirts, which, as described Brahm Wachter, sports specialist at Sotheby’s, are “linked to the peak of the career of the most successful footballer in history.”
What is the most expensive t-shirt in history?
The most expensive shirt ever sold at auction remains a Chicago Bulls uniform worn by the legendary Michael Jordan in the 1998 NBA Finals ($10.1 million in September 2022), followed by Diego Maradona’s Argentina number 10 jersey in the memorable quarterfinal victory final (2-1) against England in the 1986 Mexico World Cup ($9.3 million in May 2022).
Messi’s lot received three bids in an auction that took place online since November 30.
The albiceleste shirts were used during the first halves of the group stage matches against Saudi Arabia and Mexico, in the round of 16 against Australia, in the quarterfinals against the Netherlands, in the semifinals against Croatia and in the grand final against France, which Argentina won on penalties.
The current Inter Miami player scored seven goals in the fifth World Cup of his career, in which he achieved the long-awaited title that was missing from his record and which opened the doors for him to receive his eighth Ballon d’Or this year.
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