Angola pays millions of euros for international match against Argentina: Lionel Messi scores for world champion

Argentina earned millions of euros from a friendly match against Angola, while Russia has to pay to play against other countries. Friendly matches are a lucrative business: Angola paid 12 million euros to host Lionel Messi in his own country on Friday evening. The world champion won 0-2 against Angola, where fifty years of independence was celebrated.

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