Gold-plated FIFA trophy, jerseys of Messi and Maradona go under hammer

A goldplated replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy along with 55 other football related items including shirts worn by late Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi has gone under the hammer at an online auction which began at the start of this month and one which ends on December 22With the FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France a few days away a new champion to be spotted on Sunday as the organisers have tried to catch on to the football fever and give away a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophyTaking advantage of the World Cup fever we are auctioning off an exact replica of the goldplated World Cup trophy 9000 and many national team jerseys said Yael Rodriguez one of the three partners of the Matchday the Argentine company behind the auction while talking to IANS in a Zoom interviewWith the football world fully immersed in the games biggest showpiece event and surrendering to the magic of Lionel Messi in Qatar some lucky ones will have the chance to feel the Argentinian super star from close quartersAlso readFIFA World Cup 2022 After Morocco antiMessi timeThe organisers have called it as GOATS auction since it involves the two greats of the game Maradona and Messi and the ones who have inspired hundreds of people over the period of time and a large number of shirts worn by them have been put up for auctionAmong all the items are six Lionel Messi shirts including one from the National Team signed by all the players who are currently playing in the World Cup in Qatar The Argentina shirt was given to president of AFA Claudio Tapia for a charitable purpose All the proceeds from that auction will be used for works at the Fernandez Hospital This item will be featured in a special way within the auction and has a starting price of 5500 said RodriguezWhat started as a hobby has since turned out to be a full time business venture for Yael and his two partners Emiliano Abreu and Juan Manuel PineiroThe events organising company was created in the midst of a pandemic by the trio with the aim of auctioning off unique objects and collectibles from world football highly coveted by collectors To carry it out they have a rigorous investigation process which compares the real object with photos videos and files from the time to authenticate the product Even witness testimonies are used to confirm itWe specialise in gameworn jerseys which in slang are called Match Worn but we also offer jerseys and apparel that were prepared by the props for the game but not worn called Match Issue We currently have more than 150 shirts of which only 15 per cent are in the auction stageThe most valuable is one from Boca Juniors used by Diego Maradona in the 1981 National tournament the year in which the Ribera team became champion and Maradonas was the star There is also a Maradona Napoli shirt used against Juventus Messi shirts at Barcelona and several more props prepared for Messi that he finally used on the field he addedRegarding Maradonas shirts the most fanatics of Pelusa will be able to bid for one from Boca which he used in the 1981 Nacional and another from Napoli and from a very special season the 198687 season when the team Italian became champion for the first time in its historyBesides Messi and Maradona jerseys fans can also get memorabilia from other world figures such as Ronaldinho and Neymar both from his time at Barcelona Javier Zanetti Banfield Zico Flamengo Carlos Tevez Seleccion and Juan Carlos Lallana River of 1967Some of the other items that will be auctioned are Luis Suarez boots which will have a base value of 650 a medal from Boca champion of the Libertadores in 2001 350 and an album from the 1930 World Cup in Uruguay 750The auctions are conducted online through their website wwwmatchdayauctionscomIt is a format that we find agile dynamic transparent and easily accessible to anyone Those interested only have to register following the simple steps and thus they are ready to participate in any of the auctions The site also has a news button where we upload information and news of interest to collectors The other platforms that we use to communicate daily with our audience are Instagram as the main network Facebook to interact in the Marketplace with groups of collectors Twitter and YouTube where all the material will be available said RodriguezThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever