Lionel Messi treats team to gold iPhone 14 Pro after victory

After winning the World Cup, Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi gifted his team with gold-colored iPhone 14 Pro models.

Messi and his team recently led Argentina to victory in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and gifted their players with a custom 24k gold iPhone 14 Pro by iDesign Gold. Each one is engraved with the player's name, number and Argentina logo.

"Lionel is not only the Goat but he's one of iDesign Gold's most loyal customers and got in touch with us a couple of months after the World Cup final," CEO of iDesign Gold Ben Lyons told The Sun. "He said he wanted a special gift for all the players and staff to celebrate the amazing win but didn't want the usual gift of watches. So, I suggested gold iPhones inscribed with their names and he loved the idea."

Messi reportedly spent about $200,000 on all 35 phones, although that shouldn't set the soccer star back too much. In 2022, he was considered the World's Highest-Paid Athlete earning $130 million as of May 2022, though that figure is likely different now.

Source: iDesign Gold

Last year Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar, the country's first since 1986. As captain of that team, Messi scored 7 goals during the tournament and has scored 795 goals in his career so far.

With an iPhone 14 Pro, the players will find a 48-megapixel primary camera, an always-on display, a Dynamic Island, and a blazing-fast A16 Bionic chip, among other features.