T-shirt “God’s hand” appears in third place with a value of US$9.3 million.
Maradona wore the famous shirt in the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, using his hand, without the referee seeing it, to score England’s first goal in the first half. A notable follow-up came in the second half of the game, when he dribbled from the middle of the field, eluding six defenders, to score what many consider the best goal of the 20th century.
“It’s such a famous and iconic moment in sports history,” said Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s director of modern collectibles, who sold the jersey for $9.3 million in 2022, less than two years after the man’s death. great Argentine of all time alongside Messi.
Precisely, Set of six t-shirts Lionel Messi used in matches World Cup 2022 appears in fifth place, with a value of US$7.8 million.
Messi starred in the World Cup 2022 captaining the Argentine team to its first title after Maradona’s team in 1986. Messi wore a set of six shirts in the first halves of the group stage matches, semi-finals and finals, scoring four goals in them. Sold by Sotheby’s in December 2023, the shirts are considered the culmination of Messi’s notable international and club career, even as he continues to play in the ML.
Going into collector’s items, the shirts were auctioned by a company backed in part by billionaire Steve Cohen.
The 1952 Mickey Mantle Card sold for US$12.6 million and broke the historical record, ranking No. 1 in the ranking of the most expensive cards.
This 1952 card rated 9.5 by grader SGC, the “best known example” of a 1952 Topps Mantle, sold in August 2022 with Heritage Auctions for $12.6 million, including buyer’s premium. This is the largest amount paid for any sports item, card or souvenir.
The price nearly doubled the previous record for a set of baseball cards, when a rare Honus Wagner sold for $6.6 million last year. And it also broke the record for any sports memorabilia, surpassing the $9.3 million sale of Diego Maradona’s famous “Hand of God” t-shirt.
The Mickey Mantle card is especially valuable because it is so well preserved. The card was graded “Mint+ 9.5” by the Sportscard Guaranty Corporation, according to Heritage Auctions.
Mantle spent 17 years playing for the New York Yankees and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. The record-breaking card is from his rookie season and was produced by trading card giant Topps.
In second place is Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals Chicago Bulls jersey: $10.1 million.
Jordan’s jersey ranks near the top of expensive sports collectibles for many of the same reasons as Mantle’s card. Jordan was the best player in the NBA at the time and possibly of all time. The 1997-98 season until the Bulls’ last NBA title was featured in the popular ESPN documentary: The Last Dance.
Sotheby’s sold the jersey for $10.1 million in September 2022. Perhaps surprisingly for a record-setting game-worn item of clothing, Jordan wore this particular jersey in Game 1, a loss.
The Olympic Games Manifesto, with a value of US$8.8 million, is the fourth most expensive collection
This original handwritten manuscript by Pierre de Coubertin details his vision that sports serve as a means to achieve greater peace and understanding among the peoples of the world. Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee two years after writing the manifesto in 1892. This rarely seen original document was auctioned by Sotheby’s in December 2022. History buffs find it difficult to overstate the importance of the 14-page document: the Coubertin’s vision stands out as the ideal for sportsmanship and peaceful competition to benefit both individual athletes and their countries.
Muhammad Ali “Rumble in the Jungle” belt valued at US$6.2 million, it is in eighth place.
Perhaps the most sublime moment in boxing, starring its most famous fighter. Muhammed Ali and George Foreman met in Zaire in 1974 with the world heavyweight title on the line. Contrary to what one might think today, Ali was universally considered an underdog against the fearsome and brooding Foreman. In Africa, Ali let Foreman throw a lot of punches early, correctly thinking he would tire out the overconfident title holder. Ali then ended up winning the fight by knockout over Foreman in the eighth round.
NFL owner Jim Irsay won the title in a 2022 Heritage Auctions bidding war.
Kobe Bryant’s 2007-2008 Lakers jersey It is in ninth place with a value of US$5.8 million.
Bryant, the all-time leading scorer in LA Lakers history, wore this gold jersey for 25 games of his only MVP season. It’s strange that a game-worn item would be worn so often: Bryant scored 645 of his 2,452 points that season in the jersey, including the postseason run to the NBA title. In addition to its game use, verified by extensive photo comparisons, it also sports Bryant’s autograph. Additionally, the jersey is worn in some of the most iconic photos of Bryant, who died in the 2020 helicopter crash.
Like many auctions, the buyer and seller are anonymous. Sotheby’s held the 2023 sale.
Also the Honus Wagner T-206 baseball cards, sold for $7.25 million, and the 1914 Babe Ruth Rookie Card priced at $7.2 million, are in the 6th and 7th positions in the ranking of objects. most valuable sports cars.
Source: Ambito
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