Six of the shirts Lionel Messi wore during Argentina's historic 2022 World Cup campaign, including one from their victory over France in the final, sold for $7.8 million at auction on Thursday.
Three bids brought up the eventual selling price of $7.8m -- a total including buyer's premium -- at Sotheby's New York.
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The shirts that Messi wore in the first half of six of Argentina's matches in Qatar were brought to auction by tech start-up AC Momento and have gone to an anonymous bidder.