What Is Lionel Messi Worth To Argentina?
by Luis Paez-Pumar from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4BYSM)
There is a simple, financial answer to the question posed in the headline of this article: Lionel Messi is reportedly worth a450,000 per contractually-arranged international friendly. That is how much the Argentinian Football Federation (AFA) lost out on after Messi's recent groin injury kept him out of the Albiceleste"