Lionel Messi orders 35 gold iPhone 14 Pro units for World Cup-winning Argentina team

Football icon Lionel Messi has ordered 35 gold-plated iPhone 14 Pro units to celebrate Argentina’s historic victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. The team captain will gift the custom iPhone 14 Pro templates, designed by iDesign Gold, to his teammates and World Cup-winning team staff. Each personalized iPhone unit features the person’s name and kit number, as well as the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and iDesign Gold logos. The gold phones also bear the slogan “World Cup Champions 2022” on the back. Argentina won the 2022 World Cup by defeating France in a final that ended in a penalty shootout.

High-end customization company iDesign Gold on Instagram has confirmed that Lionel Messi has ordered 24-karat gold-plated iPhone 14 Pro models for his team members and support staff who were part of the winning team of the World Cup in Qatar 2022. deliver 35 gold iPhone 14s to @leomessi for his teammates and staff as a gift for winning the world cup final,” he posted.

Each gold iPhone 14 Pro model is engraved with each player’s AFA name, number and logo. On the back, it also has a “World Cup Champions 2022” slogan and bears the iDesign Gold logo.

On the iDesign Gold website, the bespoke iPhone 14 Pro 1TB storage variant is listed with a price tag of EUR 4,000 (approximately Rs. 3.47,700). Based on this, it is estimated that the Argentine football legend could have spent EUR 1.40,000 (roughly Rs. 1,21,70,500) on this gift.

Argentina won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar last December by beating France in a penalty shootout.

The iPhone 14 Pro was launched at Apple’s ‘Far Out’ event in September last year. It is powered by Apple’s Bionic A16 SoC. It has a 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR Always-On OLED display and a Dynamic Island feature. It flaunts a triple rear camera comprising a 48-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor.