Pele's Iconic 1958 World Cup Final Shirt Fetches $4.9 Million at Auction

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Pele's Iconic 1958 World Cup Final Shirt Fetches $4.9 Million at Auction

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Pele's Iconic 1958 World Cup Final Shirt Fetches $4.9 Million at Auction

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Pele's 1958 World Cup final shirt sold for $4.9 million at auction.
The sale marks the shirt as the most valuable Pele memorabilia ever.
It is the second-most expensive football jersey sold at auction.

The shirt worn by Brazilian football legend Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9 million, becoming the most valuable piece of memorabilia associated with him, according to Al Jazeera and Reuters.

The auction took place at Sotheby’s, where the jersey received 10 bids from multiple bidders. Notably, it was the shirt Pele wore when he scored twice in Brazil's 5-2 victory over Sweden, which solidified his place as the youngest player to score in a World Cup final, reports India Times and Reuters.

This shirt is now recognized as the second-most expensive football jersey ever sold at auction, following Diego Maradona's iconic "Hand of God" jersey, which went for $9.3 million in 2022, as detailed by India Times and Al Jazeera.