Pelé's Game-Worn Jersey From 1958 World Cup Final Fetches $4.9 Million at Auction
The auction drew 10 bids from more than five bidders as the shirt became the second-most valuable match-worn jersey ever sold.
- Sotheby sold the historic No. 10 jersey Pelé wore during the 1958 FIFA World Cup Final for $4.9 million on Thursday, marking the most valuable Pelé memorabilia ever auctioned.
- During the 1958 FIFA World Cup, Pelé helped lead Brazil to its first-ever victory, scoring a hat trick in a 5-2 semifinal win against France at age 17.
- Pelé participated in 831 official matches throughout his career, starring for Santos in Brazil for nearly two decades before moving stateside to play for the New York Cosmos.
- This auction follows Argentinian star Diego Maradona's World Cup shirt sale for $9.3 million in 2022, where he scored the "Hand of God" goal in a 2-1 victory.
- Both the International Olympic Committee and FIFA named Pelé the Athlete of the Century in 1999, cementing his status as arguably soccer's greatest player ever.
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Pelé became the world star at the 1958 World Cup. The Brazilian shot his team as a 17-year-old to the title. Now his final jersey has been auctioned out. It is the second most expensive in football history.
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Pelé's match shirt from the 1958 World Cup final has been sold. It was sold for a multi-million dollar sum. That makes it the second most expensive of all time.
Football icon Pelé continues to break records. Brassens' match shirt from the 1958 World Cup final has been sold for almost 50 million kronor. - An eternal reminder of one of the most important moments in football history, says a Sotheby's executive.
The match shirt belonging to Brazilian icon Pelé from the World Cup final against Sweden at Råsunda in 1958 has found a new owner. The buyer had to cough up just over 47 million kronor when the shirt was auctioned on Thursday.
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