LONDON (AFP) — A yellow Brazil football shirt worn by Pele during the 1970 World Cup final has been sold for 66,500 pounds (92,500 euros, 137,100 dollars) at an auction in London, Christie's said Wednesday.
The shirt was the most expensive sale in an auction of memorabilia belonging to former England captain Bobby Moore and Brazil's Mario Zagallo, who was national team manager in 1970 when his side won the tournament.
The buyer Tuesday was anonymous and the shirt had carried an estimate of up to 80,000 pounds.
Other eye-catching lots included a shirt worn by Zagallo when he played in the 1962 World Cup final, which far exceeded its price tag, selling for 18,500 pounds from an estimate of up to 12,000 pounds.
In total, the sale of 92 lots made over 135,000 pounds.
Zagallo was part of the first Brazilian team to win the World Cup in 1958 and was again in the side when they retained the trophy four years later.
He built up a collection of some 1,500 shirts which he exchanged with fellow players during his career.
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