Six 'Soccer Emperor' Messi Uniforms Sold for 10 Billion

Soccer star Lionel Messi of Argentina is cheering with the trophy at the FIFA World Cup Qatar in 2022. AFP = Yonhap

Lionel Messi's uniform top worn at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Courtesy of Sotheby's

Six uniforms worn by soccer star Lionel Messi 36, Argentina were sold for $7.8 million and about 10 billion won.

According to ESPN, a U.S. sports media outlet, on the 15th, six sets of uniforms Messi wore when he won the FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 were sold for $7.8 million at the Sotheby's auction in New York, the U.S.

The uniform set is what Messi wore in the first half of two of Argentina's three group games, in the round of 16 Australia, the quarterfinals the Netherlands, the semifinals Croatia, and the final France.

"We will donate some of the auction proceeds to Barcelona Children's Hospital in Spain to use them for children suffering from diseases," Messi said. 스포츠토토사이트

Lionel Messi's uniform top worn at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. Courtesy of Sotheby's

Messi's uniform set is expected to break the all-time high among the uniform auctions worn by sports players in the game, but it did not surpass the previous record.

The highest record is that of Michael Jordan, the "basketball king" of the U.S. The uniform Jordan wore in the first round of the 1998 NBA championship was sold for 10.1 million U.S. dollars in September last year, marking the highest winning bid ever.

Among soccer players, the uniform worn by Diego Maradona Argentina in the quarterfinals against England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico was sold for $9.28 million about 12 billion won in May last year.