Lionel Messi, the famous footballer for Argentina, has a special way of commemorating his team’s historic victory in the FIFA World Cup 2022, which was hosted in Qatar. In order to give the team members and support workers gifts, he has bought 35 gold iPhones. The total value of the iPhones is EUR 1,75,000, or nearly Rs 1.73 crore in Indian rupees.
As per a report in, the special gold devices have each player’s names, jersey numbers and the Argentinian logo engraved on them. The report also states that Messi had the phones delivered to his apartment over the weekend. Argentina won the FIFA World Cup 2022 by defeating France and this was Messi’s first world cup trophy.
Messi had planned to do something “special and blingy” to commemorate the occasion, according to the publication’s source. He spoke with businessman Ben Lyons, and the two collaborated on the design, the insider told the publication.
CEO of iDesign Gold, Ben, was also quoted as saying, “Lionel is not only the Goat but he’s one of IDESIGN GOLD’s most loyal customers and got in touch with us a couple of months after the World Cup final. He said he wanted a special gift for all the players and staff to celebrate the amazing win but didn’t want the usual gift of watches. So, I suggested gold iPhones inscribed with their names and he loved the idea.”
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