A game-worn jersey worn by Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final sells for $4.9 million at a US auction, according to reports citing Sotheby’s. The blue Brazil No. 10 shirt is from the tournament’s final in which Brazil beats hosts Sweden 5-2 at Rasunda Stadium. Pelé, who is 17 at the time, scores twice and becomes the youngest player ever to score in a World Cup final. One source says the jersey is the second most expensive jersey sold at auction and that an anonymous buyer wins the bidding at Sotheby’s in New York after competing with multiple bidders. The reporting also notes that the auction record for a jersey is $9.3 million for an Argentina shirt worn by Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England. Separately, Yahoo Sports adds that Pelé’s previous highest-valued memorabilia item was a 1958 trading card that sold for $976,000 last month. Pelé died in 2022, the outlets say.
Pelé 1958 World Cup final jersey sells for $4.9 million at Sotheby’s
A game-worn jersey worn by Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final sells for $4.9 million at a US auction, according to reports citing Sotheby’s. The blue Brazil No. 10 shirt is from the tournament’s final i...
- A game-worn Pelé jersey from the 1958 World Cup final sells for $4.9 million at a US auction.
- Sotheby’s in New York is cited as the auction house where the jersey is sold.
- The jersey is the blue Brazil No. 10 shirt Pelé wore when Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 in the final at Rasunda Stadium.
- Pelé is 17 in the 1958 final and scores twice; he is reported as the youngest player to score in a World Cup final.
- The $9.3 million jersey record is described as being held by Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup match-worn jersey.
A No. 10 jersey worn by Brazil icon Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final has been sold for $4.9 million, Sotheby’s said Thursday. Pelé, who died in 2022, was 17 when he scored twice in Brazil’s 5-2 win over hosts Sweden at the Rasunda Stadium and still remains the youngest player ever to score in a World Cup final. The previous most valuable item of Pelé memorabilia was $976,000 for a 1958 trading card last month, the auction house said.
1 hour agoA jersey worn by soccer legend Pele in Brazil’s first World Cup final win (1958) fetched $4.9 million at a US auction. Discover more about this historic Pe Read More: https://punchng.com/peles-world-cup-jersey-fetches-4-9-million-at-us-auction/
2 hours agoThe Brazilian attacker nicknamed "The King" was 17 when he scored two goals in his country's 5-2 victory over host country Sweden in 1958. The post Pele’s World Cup jersey fetches $4.9 million at US auction appeared first on Vanguard News.
3 hours agoNEW YORK, United States (AFP)—A jersey worn by soccer giant Pele in the first World Cup final ever won by Brazil sold for $4.9 million at a US auction on Thursday. The Brazilian attacker nicknamed "The King" was 17 when he scored two goals in his country's 5-2 victory over host country Sweden in 1958. The blue shirt became the second most expensive jersey sold at auction after an anonymous buyer beat out four other bidders at Sotheby's in New York. The record of $9.3 million is for a jersey worn by Argentinian star Maradona during a legendary quarter-final clash with England in the 1986 Mexico World Cup. Argentina won the match 2-1 thanks to two Maradona goals, including his infamous "Hand of God" finish in which he illegally punched the ball into the net.
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