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Argentina's Central Bank considering putting Lionel Messi on banknotes after World Cup win

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Updated 17:55 21 Dec 2022 GMTPublished 17:46 21 Dec 2022 GMT

Argentina's Central Bank considering putting Lionel Messi on banknotes after World Cup win

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner could be immortalised on banknotes in Argentina.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Argentina's financial governing body are considering immortalising World Cup winner Lionel Messi by putting his face on a 1000-peso note, according to reports.

The 35-year-old forward finally lifted football's ultimate prize on Sunday as La Albiceleste were crowned world champions after beating Didier Deschamps' France in a tense penalty shoot-out

As well as making history by becoming the first player to win the World Cup Player of the Tournament twice, the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner was at his scintillating best throughout this winter's showpiece event.

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In fact, such was his influence in the Argentina camp, the country's Central Bank are thinking about honouring Messi with a remarkable gesture, according to newspaper El Financiero.

The Mexican publication suggests Argentina's financial governing body are considering ways of celebrating their World Cup win, and having Messi's face on the 1000-peso note is said to be a preferred option.

Why? Because the figure begins with the number 10 – the shirt number worn by their star man.

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There are also suggestions that "La Scaloneta" – the nickname of manager Lionel Scaloni – will be inscribed on the back of the note.

El Financiero goes on to claim the idea was 'jokingly' proposed by members of the Argentine Central Bank.

But Eduardo Hecker and Lisandro Cleri, who is one of the directors, agreed that the banknote design would "awaken the collecting spirit of Argentines".

Mock ups of what the note would look like have already emerged online. Image credit: Twitter
Mock ups of what the note would look like have already emerged online. Image credit: Twitter

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Messi has been celebrating Argentina's World Cup win for a number of days and on Wednesday, he returned home to a hero's welcome.

Large crowds gathered outside his Rosario home to celebrate his triumph when he and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo pulled up outside their house in an Audi.

Hundreds chanted the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner's name, with police and security trying to escort him to the door of his home.

Messi, who looked a little taken aback by the reception that greeted him, eventually managed to get inside the property.

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"I love football, it's what I do," he said after lifting the World Cup. "I enjoy being in the national team and want to continue by experiencing a few more games as a world champion."

He added: "Obviously I wanted to cap my career with this and I can't ask for anything more."

Lionel Scaloni says he wants to take Messi to the 2026 World Cup – a tournament that will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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"First of all, we need to save him a spot for the next World Cup 2026," the manager said.

"If he wants to keep playing, he'll be with us. I think that he's more than entitled to decide whether he wants to keep playing for Argentina or not, or what he wants to do with his career.

"It's such a huge pleasure for us to coach him and his team-mates.

"Everything that he meets until his team-mates is something unparalleled, something I've never seen before. A player, a person who gives so much to his team-mates."

Featured Image Credit: Twitter/Alamy

Topics: Lionel Messi, Argentina, France, Football World Cup

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack is a Senior Journalist who enjoys a long read. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day, and has interviewed a handful of FM's finest, including Freddy Adu, Supat Rungratsamee and Mika Aaritalo.

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