A napkin — yes, a napkin — sold for nearly $1 million at an auction. It’s no ordinary wipe, though: Inter Miami star and soccer legend Lionel Messi has ties to the napkin sold at a Bonhams ...

The blue-inked napkin which led to Lionel Messi joining FC Barcelona to begin one of the most historic careers in soccer history was sold at a Bonhams auction on Friday. The winning bid was £ ...

The napkin that then 13-year-old Lionel Messi signed as part of an initial agreement to join FC Barcelona sold for nearly $1 million in an auction Friday, British auction house Bonhams announced.

Sport; Football; Lionel Messi; Lionel Messi napkin sells for nearly $1 million in auction - but there's a twist A prized piece of sporting memorabilia has sold for an eye-watering price as a buyer ...

A paper napkin that played a key role in Lionel Messi joining FC Barcelona sold at auction Friday for nearly $1 million. The napkin served as a sort of unofficial agreement to sign a 13-year-old ...

The napkin on which Barcelona promised to sign Lionel Messi when he was 13 has been sold for $969,000 (762,400 pounds), auction house Bonhams said on Friday (May 17).