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Pelé’s No 10 Brazil shirt from 1958 World Cup final expected to fetch £4.5m at auction

Iconic blue shirt was worn in 5-2 win against Sweden

Pelé’s No 10 Brazil shirt from 1958 World Cup final expected to fetch £4.5m at auction

TL;DR

  • Pelé's No 10 shirt from the 1958 World Cup final is up for auction.
  • The shirt is expected to sell for over $6 million (£4.5m).
  • Pelé was 17 when he scored two goals in the final against Sweden, securing Brazil's first World Cup.
  • The shirt's previous sale in 2004 was for £59,000.
  • The expected price would place it behind only Maradona's 'Hand of God' jersey and Messi's Qatar World Cup shirts in value.

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