It is an attention that they are not about to forget.
In order to celebrate Argentina's coronation at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Lionel Messi wanted to offer a special gift to his teammates and Albiceleste staff members.
La Pulga decided to order a gold-plated iPhone for each of them.
The thirty-five phones are all personalized.
On the back, there is the mention "
World Cup Champions 2022
" (World Champion 2022) with the logo of the Argentine selection and its three stars, as well as the player's last name and number.
“
It was an honor to deliver 35 gold iPhone 14s to Lionel Messi for his teammates and staff as a gift for winning the world cup final
“, published iDesign Gold, the company responsible for making these little jewels.
To discover
World Cup 2026: dates, venue and format
World Cup: The complete table of the final phase
All World Cup match results
A total of around €200,000
To please his teammates and the staff, Lionel Messi did not hesitate to put his hand in his pocket since he would have spent nearly €200,000, according to information published by TNT
Sports
.
“
Lionel is not only the GOAT (the best player of all time, editor's note), but he is one of our most loyal customers and he contacted us in the months following the World Cup final.
He said he wanted a special gift to celebrate this incredible win.
But he didn't want the usual gift, watches.
So I suggested this to him and he loved the idea
“said Ben Lyons, CEO of the company.
As a reminder, four years earlier, at the initiative of Antoine Griezmann and Paul Pogba, the Blues had received rings, like what is done across the Atlantic, in the NBA.
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