A jersey worn by soccer giant Édson Arantes do Nascimento, globally known as Pele in the first World Cup final ever won by Brazil sold for $4.9 million on Thursday at a United States of America (USA) auction.
Penpushing reports that 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, while it is recalled that 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 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, while Argentina won the match 2-1 following two Maradona goals, including his infamous “Hand of God” finish in which he illegally punched the ball into the net
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