A paper napkin that played a key role in Lionel Messi joining FC Barcelona sold at auction Friday for nearly $1 million.
The napkin served as a sort of unofficial agreement to sign a 13-year-old Messi after his father, Jorge, threatened to take Messi back to Argentina if a deal wasn’t agreed to. An official contract was drawn up days later and Messi went on to become the most famous player in the club’s history.
