Yes, it's a paper napkin, but it's the famous napkin that was at the inception of Lionel Messi's career. It changed the life of Messi, the future of FC Barcelona, and was instrumental in giving some of the most glorious moments of football to billions of fans around the globe.
The famous napkin showing the agreement to sign then 13-year-old soccer star Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona was sold at auction on Friday for the equivalent of about $968,600.
Messi was just 13 years old when FC Barcelona director Carles Rexach met with the prodigal Argentinian athlete and his father as well as two industry colleagues for lunch at the restaurant of Barcelona's Pompeia Tennis Club.
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