Napkin securing Lionel Messi's first contract fetches nearly $1 million at auction
![Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami smiles in the game against CF Montréal during the first half at Saputo Stadium on May 11 in Montreal, Canada.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/18/gettyimages-2152626051-6497446712e660ff15dc949c1aedf9561b32ca58.jpg)
The handwritten restaurant napkin from the year 2000 was the starting point for an agreement between the then 13-year-old Messi and FC Barcelona.
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