This real football artefact was recently sold at auction, and the winner could own few things as iconic as an issued Brazil shirt of this vintage.
With a deep-V neck and a sizeable collar, the green on the design contrasts beautifully with the yellow on the design, which also features a sublime national team crest.
On the reverse, Paulo Henrique’s blue number 8 will jarr with people more used to the identification on the back also being in green, but the Athleta creation will forever be tied to a moment in time - the World Cup Pelé was, apocryphally, “kicked out of” amidst his nation’s first three mundial wins.
It’s no wonder the relic from England’s 1966 festival of football made £3000 rather than its estimated £800-1200.
This item was sold by Graham Budd Auctions, a specialist in sporting memorabilia.
