Revealed: The Person Who Gifted $200K Worth Gold iPhones to World Cup-Winning Argentina Team and Shockingly It’s Not Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is no stranger when it comes to making headlines. The 35-year-old striker nowadays has been the attention of the media for his crazy gift to the Argentina squad. According to reports, Messi splurged a total of $200 million on 35 customized gold iPhones for his teammates and staff members who were part of the FIFA World Cup winning squad.

It was a momentous occasion when Argentina took home the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The team had gone through a lot of adversity to get to that point, and their victory was a celebration of everything they had overcome. Argentina’s World Cup-winning team was the recipient of a very generous gift, but it wasn’t from Lionel Messi, as many might have expected.

Lionel Messi is not the one behind the gold iPhones gift

It has recently come to light that it was not, in fact, Messi who gifted the iPhones. On the “Price of Football” podcast, British broadcaster Kieran Maguire revealed that the true identity of the benefactor is an Argentine businessman.

Firstly, he joked about the inefficiency of the gift saying, “Wouldn’t be particularly useful, especially at making phone calls”.  He then stated, “There has been a photograph of this on social media and his(Lionel Messi) name was linked to it. But subsequently, it would appear that I think he is taking the credit. He is probably not taking the credit, people have put two and two together.”

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He further added, “And it has actually been an Argentinian businessman who is extremely grateful for the World Cup squad in their achievement. And he has actually provided the funding”. While it is not known who the Argentine businessman was, it is clear that he is a big fan. The whole nation of Argentina is proud of what Lionel Messi and Co. were able to accomplish.

While the Word Cup dream was fulfilled, UCL’s dreams shattered for Messi

It is very difficult to not feel sorry for Lionel Messi. The mercurial Argentine finally lifted the World Cup trophy last year. But his dream of bringing the UEFA Champions League trophy to Paris Saint-Germain was dashed in brutal fashion by Bayern Munich.

PSG was comprehensively outplayed by Bayern Munich in the Round of 16, losing 3-0 on aggregate. It certainly is a crushing blow for Lionel Messi and PSG, who have never won the Champions League trophy.

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