Argentina’s Central Bank is reportedly considering putting Qatar 2022 World Cup winner Lionel Messi’s face on a new banknote.
Messi led the Albiceleste to a third World Cup title after overcoming France 4-2 on penalties at the just concluded Qatar World Cup. Messi scored twice in regulation time which ended 3-3 with PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe bagging a hat-trick for France.
According to a local newspaper, El Financiero, the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina is eager to mark the national team’s historic win in Qatar.
The report adds that putting Messi’s face on the 1,000-peso note is the preferred option, as the figure begins with the number 10 – the shirt number famously worn by the 35-year-old.
The publication claims the country’s financial governing body are looking at ways to celebrate their World Cup win, one of which involves immortalising Messi on their currency.
Messi and his Argentina team-mates flew home after their World Cup victory and were greeted by millions of fans milling in the streets of Buenos Aires. The team’s open-top bus parade had to be abandoned as hordes of supporters clamoured to get a look at their heroes, with one even attempting to jump onto the bus from a bridge. Others climbed up lamp posts, while an extraordinarily large number of women celebrated by removing items of clothing, leaving their breasts – and other areas – exposed.
