Lionel Messi didn’t skimp on the present for his Argentina teammates and left a ‘souvenir’ for the world champion squad; see details
Lionel Messi did not skimp on the present for his fellow Argentina. After conquering the 2022 World Cup, the star of the World Cup in Qatar presented the entire cast of the Albiceleste team with gold-plated cell phones. According to information released by “The Sun”, the attacker disbursed around 210,000 euros, just over R$ 1 million, on 35 iPhone 14 models.
In the released images, Lionel Messi personalized the cell phones with the players’ shirt numbers, names and also immortalized the device with the following sentence: “2022 World Cup Champions“. The star of the Argentina national team even took the opportunity to place the centralized AFA symbol on the back of cell phones. The luxury gift from the PSG striker drew attention from the world press.
The newspaper “Marca” spoke with the CEO of “Indesign Gold”, Benjamin Lyons, who was responsible for personalizing the 35 cell phones. He confirmed that Messi is an old client of his, but did not reveal the amounts involved in changing the devices. Even so, the businessman confirmed the request that the star of the last World Cup made to him after the historic conquest of the World Cup in Qatar.
“Messi is one of our most loyal customers and contacted us a few months ago after the World Cup final. He said he wanted a special gift to celebrate the incredible victory, but he didn’t want the usual watches. So I suggested it, and the idea delighted him.“, said the CEO of “Indesing Gold” about the request of the Argentine striker.
Messi received threats in Argentina!
This Thursday, the 2nd, a supermarket linked to Antonela Roccuzzowife of Messi, was the target of shooting attacks in the Argentine city of Rosario. The incident occurred at dawn, around 3:20 am (local time), according to the “Infobae” portal; the establishment belongs to the “Único” chain, belonging to the family of Lionel’s great partner.
At the door of the site, the Radio Command of the Provincial Police found a written message that was specifically addressed to the captain of the Argentine National Team: “Messi, we are waiting for you. Javkin is also a drug dealer, he will not take care of you”. The message, written in pen on a type of cardboard, also referred to the city’s intendant.
Source: sportbuzz
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