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Lionel Messi's black cloak: a brief history of the bisht, given to the superstar after his World Cup triumph

  • Written by Pardis Mahdavi, Provost and Executive Vice President, The University of Montana
Lionel Messi's black cloak: a brief history of the bisht, given to the superstar after his World Cup triumphArgentina's Lionel Messi is honored with a cloak prior to receiving the World Cup trophy at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on Dec. 18, 2022. AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis

Shortly before Lionel Messi took to the stage to lift up the World Cup trophy, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani put a black cloak, called a “bisht,” over...

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