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Brazilian football legend Pele’s World Cup shirt sells for $4.9m

The sale is a record for the Brazilian footballing great, but it is far from the most expensive piece of sporting memorabilia to be touted. A shirt worn by Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m (£3.6m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York.
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  • The sale is a record for the Brazilian footballing great, but it is far from the most expensive piece of sporting memorabilia to be touted. The shirt worn by Brazil football icon Pele when he scored two goals to bring his team to victory in the World Cup final... S1
  • A shirt worn by Pele during the 1958 World Cup final has sold for $4.9m (£3.6m) at a Sotheby's auction in New York. S2
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