Collecting football memorabilia has become an extremely popular pastime, and surely there can be no more desirable item than a match-worn Lionel Messi shirt.
The Argentine has long been regarded as the best player in the world and some would say the best to ever play the game, so it goes without saying that his shirts will be some of the most popular among collectors.
His major role in his career is extensive, however, there is no doubt that winning the 2022 World Cup with Argentina will be the cherry on top of everything that has come before.
It also stands to reason that any shirts worn by La Pulga during the series in Qatar would be the most sought after.
Shirts worn in the first halves of two group matches, the last 16, the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final were sold for a combined $7.8m (£6.1m) at Sotheby’s in New York on Thursday, according to BBC Sport. ) fee.
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