Shirt made for Pelé’s last Brazil appearance to be sold

After Pelé’s death on December 29 last year, aged 82, the owner – who himself bought the shirt from another private owner in 2020 – decided to sell the shirt with the hope it may be sold to a football museum.

Pelé (Mark Lees/PA)

A shirt made for arguably the world’s greatest-ever footballer, for his final international game, is set to go under the hammer next month.

The famous number 10 Brazil shirt was made for Pelé ahead of his final game for his country against Yugoslavia in Rio de Janeiro on July 18 1971.