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A No. 10 shirt worn by Brazilian icon Pelé in the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9 million, Sotheby’s said Thursday.
Pelé, who will die in 2022, was 17 when he scored twice in Brazil’s 5-2 win over hosts Sweden at the Rasunda Stadium and remains the youngest player ever to score in a World Cup final.
Sotheby’s said the shirt worn by the Brazilian star is the second most valuable football shirt ever sold. Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey sold in 2022 for $9.3 million.
The previous most valuable item of Pelé memorabilia was $976,000 for a 1958 trading card last month, the auction house said.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento – aka Pelé – had gifted the handmade shirt after the final to his roommate and teammate, Dida.
The shirt had remained with Dida’s family for decades before being placed in a Brazilian museum and finally acquired in 2004.
Report from the Associated Press.
