Two days before Lionel Messi walks out at MetLife Stadium for what is expected to be his final World Cup match, a Dubai workshop started taking orders for his face in gold.Caviar, the luxury device customiser, has opened its "Legends" collection with a pair of handsets honouring Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo . The Messi edition is built on Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, a phone Samsung has not yet announced and carries a cloisonné enamel portrait of the Argentine captain in his country's white and sky blue, framed in 24-karat gold . The Ronaldo edition takes Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max and gives the Portuguese forward the same treatment in his national red and green . Nineteen units of each design will be made, worldwide, at prices starting at $13,130 and $11,410 respectively on Caviar's own listings, though some retail configurations are being quoted at $18,382 and $15,974 .About The AuthorAt heart, I am a storyteller drawn to the watershed moments that bend the technology landscape. I braid narrative with data, humanise statistics, and trace the arc from first spark to world-changing impact. My reportage, features and reviews are witty, sardonic, visual and vivid, using anecdote to illuminate rather than eviscerate.