
Lionel Messi: A pair of Barcelona star's football boots auctioned for $173,000
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A pair of Lionel Messi's boots have been sold for charity for $173,000, auction house Christie's said on Friday.
"The boots were offered at auction to raise funds in aid of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital's Art and Health programme," said Christie's. The $173,000 sale price was world auction record for a pair of game worn football boots, which were initially displayed at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, according to Christie's
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