Condition: 8/10 Excellent. Slight fading to the shoulder stripe motifs. A small mark on the upper rear shoulder

Size: Adult’s Medium

Chest Measurement: 40-42 Inches / 101-106 CM

Manufacturer: Adidas

Colour: Light blue & white stripes, black trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2004/2005

Player: Lionel Messi

Patches: 2006 World Cup Qualifiers

Official Adidas Argentina home football shirt from the 2004/05 international season. Complete with Messi #18 on the front & back of the shirt in official lettering and flock FIFA 2006 World Cup Qualifiers patch on the sleeve.

Condition of this original football jersey is 8/10 Excellent. Slight fading to the shoulder stripe motifs. A small mark on the upper rear shoulder (see photos).

In 2005 he was part of a team that finished third in 2005 South American Youth Championship in Colombia. He won the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands with the team and won the Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe, scoring in the last four of Argentina's matches and netting a total of six for the tournament.

In 2006, he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year, in which he was elected young player of the tournament. In 2008, he won his first international honour, an Olympic gold medal, with the Argentina Olympic football team. Sportspro has rated Lionel Messi as the third most marketable athlete in the world. His playing style and stature have drawn comparisons to compatriot Diego Maradona, who himself declared Messi his "successor".

Consistently rated by commentators, coaches and colleagues as the best footballer in the world and as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Messi is the first football player in history to win four FIFA/Ballons d'Or, which he won consecutively. Messi has won five La Ligas, two Copas del Rey, five Supercopas de España, three Champions Leagues, two Super Cups and two Club World Cups.

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