PHOTOS: Messi Spends £175k on 35 Customized GOLD iPhones For World Cup-Winning Argentina Team-Mates & Staff

For Argentina’s World Cup-winning team, Lionel Messi purchased gold iPhones, with 35 unique designs apparently costing him £175,000.

Messi led the Albiceleste to victory in Qatar 2022, putting on yet another series of talismanic performances. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who was recently named FIFA’s Best Men’s Player of the Year, has now won the one team accolade he most desired.

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To honor that accomplishment, Paris Saint-Germain superstar Messi has partnered with IDESIGN GOLD to gift everyone of his teammates and Argentina’s coaching staff with 24-carat Apple gadgets. A sizable shopping haul was successfully brought to the French capital.

Ben Lyons, CEO of iDesign Gold, has told The Sun: “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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At 35 years old, Messi continues to inspire those around him as well as an army of devoted fans around the world that numbers in the millions. Messi was given the Golden Ball at the 2022 World Cup, which recognizes the player of the tournament.