Messi Gave Each Argentina Player a Personalised Mate Set, Revealed on TikTok

Overview

• This weekend, Kelci-Rose Bowers posted a TikTok showing Marcos Senesi’s personalised Argentina bag and saying the contents were part of a gift Messi gave to every member of the squad.
• Video and subsequent reporting describe the package as a customised brown bag bearing the AFA badge and the player’s name that held a gold Stanley thermos with Messi’s logo, a mate cup, a packet of yerba and a metal straw.
• Messi presented the gifts after Argentina’s World Cup campaign ended with a 1-0 extra-time loss to Spain on July 19, a context that has led outlets to frame the gesture as a collective memento from the tournament.
• The choice of mate — a shared Argentine infusion ritual common in the team’s daily routine — was reported as culturally meaningful and as a symbol of squad unity rather than a luxury keepsake.
• No formal comment has come from Messi or the Argentina Football Association, and outlets note the public reveal could intensify public discussion about Messi’s future with the national team while giving players a personal keepsake.