{"id":297827,"date":"2023-11-20T17:24:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=297827"},"modified":"2023-11-20T17:24:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T17:24:58","slug":"lionel-messis-argentina-world-cup-shirts-set-to-break-auction-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/lionel-messis-argentina-world-cup-shirts-set-to-break-auction-record\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Messi\u2019s Argentina World Cup shirts set to break auction record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s shirts are set to command a high price at auction <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/static-assets\/images\/newsletter\/football\/football-thumb\/football-thumb.png\" width=\"134\" height=\"134\" layout=\"responsive\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free<\/h3>\n<h3>Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter <\/h3>\n<h2>Thanks for signing up to the<br \/> Football email<\/h2>\n<p>Six shirts worn by Lionel Messi during Argentina\u2019s triumphant run at the 2022 World Cup are expected to become the \u201cmost valuable collection of sports memorabilia\u201d when bidding opens later this month, auction house Sotheby\u2019s said.<\/p>\n<p>The collection includes the shirt he wore during the first half of the final in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe extraordinary collection is estimated in excess of $10m (\u00a38m), with the sale poised to become the most valuable collection of sports memorabilia at auction,\u201d Sotheby\u2019s said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA portion of the proceeds from the auction will be donated to UNICAS Project, led by Sant Joan de Deu (SJD) Barcelona Children\u2019s Hospital with the support of Leo Messi Foundation, to meet the needs of children suffering from rare diseases,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Sotheby\u2019s declined to reveal how much of the proceeds would be donated to charity when contacted by <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Bidding for the white and sky blue shirts will be open from 30 November to 14 December, coinciding with a public exhibition to showcase the collection.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jordan\u2019s jersey from the opening game of the 1998 NBA Finals holds the record for the highest price paid for a game-worn sports memorabilia item, fetching $10.1m (\u00a38.08m) last year.<\/p>\n<p>The current record for a game-worn item of football sports memorabilia is Diego Maradona\u2019s \u2018Hand of God\u2019 shirt, which sold for $9.3m (\u00a37.1m) at Sotheby\u2019s London in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/lionel-messi-shirts-auction-argentina-world-cup-b2450536.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionel Messi\u2019s shirts are set to command a high price at auction Sign up to Miguel Delaney\u2019s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel\u2019s Delaney\u2019s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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