Brazilian football legend Pele’s World Cup shirt sells for $4.9m
Summary
The shirt Pele wore in the 1958 World Cup final was sold at an auction for $4.9 million. Pele scored two goals in that game, helping Brazil win their first World Cup.Key Facts
- Pele wore the shirt in the 1958 World Cup final against Sweden.
- Pele was 17 years old at the time and scored two goals.
- Brazil won the match 5-2 and got their first World Cup victory.
- Sotheby’s auctioned the shirt in New York, where it received 10 bids from over five bidders.
- The shirt sold for $4.9 million, making it the most expensive Pele item ever sold.
- Pele, whose real name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, died in 2022.
- The shirt sold before in 2004 for about $105,600.
- Other expensive sports jerseys include Babe Ruth’s baseball jersey ($24.1 million) and Michael Jordan’s basketball jersey ($10.1 million).
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