07/03/2003
Christie's will sell Ronaldo's boots in
auction.
Football shirts and boots worn by the world's greatest soccer stars are
going on show at Christie's auction house in west London.The collection includes
items from England Captain David Beckham, the legendary Pele and his fellow
Brazilian Ronaldo.A pair of boots worn by Pele when he scored his 1,000th goal
in 1969 are expected to fetch up to £12,000.
His 1960 Santos FC contract is predicted to raise between £10,000 and
£15,000.
David Beckham's spare England shirt from the 2002 World Cup win over arch rivals
Argentina is up for grabs for an estimated £2,500.
A pair of boots worn in a match by Ronaldo are set to raise £1,500.
David Convery, Christie's' football specialist, said: "There will be a huge
range of people at the auction.
"Some will be from football clubs and lots of individuals will come wanting to
buy small bits of memorabilia from the team they support.
"We also expect a lot of international interest for the
collection."
The auction will begin at 10.30am on Wednesday March 26.
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