Lionel Messi, napkin
Lionel Messi’s historic napkin deal with FC Barcelona on auction starting at nearly $275k
Lionel Messi fans with a steep checkbook have a chance to bid for one of the most unique and historic pieces of soccer history.
Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona contract, signed on napkin, on sale at auction
The napkin upon which Lionel Messi’s first Barcelona agreement was informally written has gone on sale at auction. Bonhams — a privately owned, London-based international auction house — are running the auction until May 17,
Lionel Messi: Napkin that sealed football legend's move to Barcelona put up for sale for £300K
The piece of football history, which served as an unlikely contract for the Argentine teenager's move to Barcelona, has a starting price of £300,000.
Bidding opens for Lionel Messi’s Barcelona contract napkin that defined football great’s career
Bidding began on Wednesday for a napkin on which football club Barcelona penned a promise to sign a 13-year-old Lionel Messi - who went on to become one of the game’s greatest players
Messi's famous Barcelona napkin auction opens in London
The auction for the napkin which famously launched Lionel Messi's Barcelona career as a 13-year-old opened this week with a guide price of £300,000-£500,000 ($374,700-$624,500).
The contract that started Lionel Messi's pro soccer career is up for sale
In 2000, a representative of FC Barcelona was talking with the future star's father. To show the team's commitment, he wrote the contract on a napkin, which could sell for over $600,000.
Napkin promising Messi to FC Barcelona hits auction
Bidding began on Wednesday (May 8) for a napkin promising to sign a 13-year-old Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona. Marc Sands, Chief Marketing Officer for Bonhams, said the napkin "was never legally binding,
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Piece of Lionel Messi soccer history hits auction block
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