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 paper napkin containing the agreement which saw Lionel Messi join FC Barcelona has sold for £762,400 ($966,400), auction house Bonhams said on Friday. CNN values your feedback 1.

Messi (Rosario, Argentina, 24 June 1987) is the greatest player of all time and FC Barcelona record setter. Trained at La Masia, he will always be associated with Barça as the greatest player ...

In December 2000, FC Barcelona had yet to sign 13-year-old Lionel Messi. The club had already hosted Messi and his father, Jorge, in Spain for a tryout. By then, it was clear the Argentine was ...