LONDON, March 27 - A shirt worn by Brazilian legend Pele in the 1970 World Cup final was sold at an auction Wednesday in London for a world record 157,750 pounds (225,000 dollars, 257,000 euros).
The previous record for a football shirt was 91,750 pounds. It had belonged to Geoff Hurst, who scored a hat-trick in England's 1966 World Cup final win over Germany.
Pele's Brazil number 10 shirt had been expected to fetch between 30,000 and 50,000 pounds in the sale at Christie's, but brisk bidding quickly exceeded expectations.
It was eventually bought by an anonymous bidder on the telephone.
The shirt was put up for sale by Robert Rosato of beaten finalists Italy, who swapped shirts with Pele after the final whistle.
Pele scored the first goal in Brazil's 4-1 triumph in Mexico City, a match generally regarded as being one of the greatest of all time featuring one of the finest sides of all time.p
Christie's spokesman Rik Pike said: "This has broken the world record for a shirt by a long way and we are delighted.
"Pele is a globally recognised name, universally recognised as the greatest footballer of the 20th century, and this shows the developing strength of the football memorabilia market."
Source (AFP)
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