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Best's shirt nets £24K at auction Best's shirt nets £20K at auction
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A shirt worn by football legend George Best during one of his greatest games has fetched £24,000 at auction. A shirt worn by football legend George Best during one of his greatest games has fetched £20,000 at auction.
Best wore the shirt when he came back from a six-week suspension to score six goals in Manchester United's 8-2 trouncing of Northampton Town in 1970.Best wore the shirt when he came back from a six-week suspension to score six goals in Manchester United's 8-2 trouncing of Northampton Town in 1970.
The shirt was one of a number of lots of soccer memorabilia which went under the hammer at the Christie's sale.The shirt was one of a number of lots of soccer memorabilia which went under the hammer at the Christie's sale.
A jersey worn by Eric Cantona in his last league match for Manchester United in May 1997 sold for £3,600.A jersey worn by Eric Cantona in his last league match for Manchester United in May 1997 sold for £3,600.
A top sported by World Cup-winning England captain Bobby Moore in his last ever English League match between Fulham and Blackburn Rovers in 1977 sold for the same price.A top sported by World Cup-winning England captain Bobby Moore in his last ever English League match between Fulham and Blackburn Rovers in 1977 sold for the same price.
However, a shirt worn by the Brazilian Rivelino in the 1970 World Cup final, when his team beat Italy 4-1, failed to reach its reserve despite expectations that a bidding war would see it fetch up to £35,000.However, a shirt worn by the Brazilian Rivelino in the 1970 World Cup final, when his team beat Italy 4-1, failed to reach its reserve despite expectations that a bidding war would see it fetch up to £35,000.
The highest price ever paid for a football shirt at auction was £157,750 in 2002 - for Pele's jersey from the 1970 World Cup final.The highest price ever paid for a football shirt at auction was £157,750 in 2002 - for Pele's jersey from the 1970 World Cup final.