The famous napkin showing the agreement to sign then 13-year-old soccer star Lionel Messi to FC Barcelona was sold at auction on Friday for the equivalent of about $968,600.

Soccer star Lionel Messi's first unofficial contract with FC Barcelona was done on a napkin. It's now going to auction with a starting bid of nearly $400,000.

The blue-inked napkin which led to Lionel Messi joining FC Barcelona to begin one of the most historic careers in soccer history was sold at a Bonhams auction on Friday. The winning bid was £ ...