New world record: Messi Barça card sold for an eye-watering sum 🤑 | OneFootball

A Lionel Messi card from his Barcelona days broke a world record and became the BIGGEST sale in history.

A fan – whose name was not revealed – paid 1.5 million dollars (R$ 8 million at the current exchange rate) for the card.

Messi broke Pelé’s record – who had a card sold in 2022 for 1.33 million dollars (R$ 7.1 million).

The Messi card (produced by Panini Mega Cracks) is from 2004/05 – the star’s debut season at Barça.

The information comes from ESPN.

Photo: Courtesy of Fanatics

Messi, now 38 years old, made history at Barcelona, collected titles (such as four Champions Leagues), and became one of the greatest players in history.

So, if you had that kind of money to spare, which player’s card would you buy?

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