Diario AS found out how much the Association of football of Argentina with Messi
Lionel Messi played the last match for the national team of Argentina, ending a 21-year career in the national team. Since 2019, he won the Copa America with the team (2021, 2024) and won at the World Cup-2022
The cooperation of coach Lionel Scaloni and player Lionel Messi in the Argentine national football team has led to a significant increase in revenues of the Argentine Football Association (AFA), which since 2019 has received $121 million in prize money, according to Diario AS.
How much did AFA get in the era of Messi and Scaloni:
Copa America 2019 (third place) – $8 million; Copa America 2021 (winning) – $10 million; Qatar 2022 World Cup (winning) – $42 million from FIFA plus $10 million from CONMEBOL; 2024 Copa America (winning) – $16 million; World Cup 2026 (second place) – $33 million.
The last match of 39-year-old Messi for the national team of Argentina took place on the night of October 7. The team played a friendly match against Benin at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires. The game ended 3-0. In his farewell match for the national team, Messi scored a penalty and two assists.
In his 208 national team appearances since 2005, Messi has scored 126 goals. His trophy list includes winning the 2022 World Cup, two Copa America wins (2021, 2024) and a number of other awards.
Messi is also the champion in the Golden Balloons (eight), three times recognized as FIFA Player of the Year, six times received the Golden Boot and twice the Golden Ball of the World Cup.
