NEW YORK (AP) — A Uniform number 10 Sotheby’s announced Thursday that an item worn by Brazilian icon Pele in the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9 million.
Pele, People who died in 2022He was 17 years old when he scored twice in Brazil’s 5-2 victory over hosts Sweden at Lasunda Stadium, and remains the youngest player to score in a World Cup final.
According to Sotheby’s, the jersey worn by the Brazilian star is the second most expensive soccer shirt ever sold. Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey It will be sold in 2022 for $9.3 million.
The previous highest price for Pele memorabilia was $976,000 last month for a 1958 trading card, the auction house said.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pele, gave his roommate and teammate Dida a handmade shirt after the final.
The jersey remained in Dida’s family for several decades before being placed in a museum in Brazil, where it was finally acquired in 2004.
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