Lionel Messi has revealed his favorite goal, and it wasn't one of the hundreds he has scored with his legendary left was a header one that sealed Barcelona's 2009 Champions League final win over Manchester United."I've scored many goals that might have been even more beautiful and valuable also because of their importance but the header in the Champions League final against Manchester United has always been my favorite, " Messi had plenty of options to choose from: He's scored more than 800 goals for Argentina, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Inter reason that he picked one to stand out is for charity. A depiction of that goal is being turned into a work of art, one that will be auctioned off to raise money for various causes. Messi and the artist Nicolás González Jersey, Refik Anadol, will both sign the art piece, which will be unveiled by auction house Christie's on June will be a public exhibition period, along with an auction from July 15-22. A statement from Inter Miami on Thursday said that people within Christie's "suggest this one-of-a-kind work has all the makings of a record-breaking sale.""Leo Messi's goal is more than a defining moment in sport it is a complex expression of human intent, memory, and motion, " Anadol said. "By integrating biosensing technologies and advanced AI systems trained on data from that singular event, we are exploring a new frontier in AI art one in which data becomes emotion, and memory becomes form."The goal put Barcelona up 2-0 in the 70th minute, and that was the final score of the match. It was like few others in Messi's 's Xavi Hernndez came down the right side of the field and lofted a chip into the penalty box. Messi not known for headers leaped to reach the ball that was estimated to be nearly 9 feet in the air, redirecting it with his head past Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van de tumbled to the ground, losing one of his cleats in the process. He picked up the shoe and took off in celebration."I already knew how special Refik Anadol's work is, and after we had the chance to meet in Miami, it's going to be exciting to see how he can transform a goal a moment in sports into a unique piece of art, like the ones he creates, " Messi from the sale will benefit multiple nonprofits, the team said, including the Inter Miami CF Foundation's global partnership with by The Associated great stories delivered right to your inbox?Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! https://www.argentina2026shop.com/collections/gianluca-prestianni-jersey