AHMED Al Barwani, a member of Oman’s parliament, has offered $1 million to Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi in exchange for the bisht given to him by Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, following his team’s victory over France in the finals on Sunday in Doha.
The bisht is a traditional Arabic robe worn for special or ceremonial occasions such as weddings or religious festivals.
As the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was about to lift the coveted trophy, Qatar Emir decorated him with the bisht.
Making his offer in a Twitter post Al Barwani, who is also a lawyer wrote, “My friend Messi, I congratulate you on winning the World Cup. (the Emir of Qatar) dazzled me as he placed a bisht, a symbol of magnanimity and wisdom, over your shoulders.
“I’m offering you a million dollars to give me that bisht,” he further said.
Argentina dethroned France as world champions with a 4-2 penalty shootout victory after a 3-3 draw in a dramatic 120-minute match that saw Mbappe score a hat-trick while Paris Saint-Germain teammate Lionel Messi scored a brace for Argentina, with Angel Di Maria scoring the other goal.
