A pearl for champions!
The Qatar 2022 champions keep the party going. This time it was the captain of the Argentine football team, Lionel Messi, who had a detail for his teammates, giving them a gold iPhone personalized with the names of the playersfollowed by the message “Champions of the world”.
To achieve the impressive iPhone, similar to the creations of the Russian luxury company Caviar, Messi hired the iDesign Gold studiowho is no stranger to creating personalized gold iPhones for famous footballers including PSG’s Kylian Mbappé and Neymar.
A jewel for champions
According to the photos shared by iDesing on their Instagram account, the iPhone 14 Pro Max are encapsulated in 24-karat gold cases with the emblem of the Argentine national football team as well as the name and number of each player. The order cost Messi around $160,000.
The creators of these personalized iPhones have taken care of all the details of the 35 iPhones given away to players and team members who represented Argentina at Qatar 2022.
This time, iDesign Gold owner Ben Lyons hand-delivered an iPhone order to Messiwho also recently won Best Male Player at the Best FIFA Football Awards.
At the same ceremony, his teammates from the Argentina team, Lionel Scaloni and Emiliano Martinez, won the “best coach” and “best goalkeeper” categories respectively. Likewise, recognition as “top fans” went to local fans.
An unforgettable victory.
Thirty-six years after his last victory, Argentina won their third FIFA World Cup in December 2022after beating France on penalties following a 3-3 draw after extra time.
His performance earned him Messi to receive the Ballon d’Or in Qatar as the tournament’s best player. With what, this historic victory was the first of a World Cup for Messi, who played what will probably be his last World Cup, having done so four times before.
Although the iPhone 15 reveal is only a few months away, which is all the talk and will be for a long time to come, this special order iPhone 14 Pro Max will be something to remember.
