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Lionel Messi was already a superstar but his fame reached a new level after helping Argentina win the FIFA World Cup.
In fact, he’s so famous, that Qatar is turning the room he stayed in during the World Cup into a tourist attraction.
That’s right. According to Front Office Sports, Qatar University is turning “Lionel Messi’s room at the 2022 World Cup into a mini museum.” The room will reportedly be left untouched for anyone who wishes to visit the room. It’s unknown how much it would cost to visit the mini museum at this time, but, we’re sure plenty of people will want to check it out.
Qatar University has confirmed that it will turn Lionel Messi’s room at the 2022 World Cup into a mini museum.
Any belongings and the state of the room will remain completely untouched for visitors. pic.twitter.com/3lmzXJYDEq
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) December 29, 2022
Creating a mini museum out of the room Lionel Messi slept in is a bit ridiculous. Especially since it just looks like a regular hotel room. However, Qatar University clearly sees a money-making opportunity and they’re running with it. And who can blame them? Why not capitalize on a potential tourist attraction when it doesn’t cost you anything?
Could you imagine being so famous that the hotel room you stayed in is turned into a museum after you leave? Lionel Messi draws a bigger crowd than The Beatles and they consisted of four people. First, there was speculation that Argentina was putting Messi’s face on their currency. Now his room in Qatar is a mini museum. What a life for the soccer superstar.
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