Former Brazilian footballer Pele greets the crowd in New Delhi, India on Oct 16, 2015. AFPBeverly Hills-based auction house Julien's said in a statement the 75-year-old icon – widely regarded as the greatest player in the history of the sport – would donate a portion of the proceeds to a children's hospital in Brazil.
The collection will go under the hammer during a three-day auction in London from June 7-9, Julien's said, and will include items spanning the entirety of Pele's 21-year playing career.
"Having donated a significant portion of my collection to the City of Santos, I have decided to allow fans and collectors to own a piece of my history as well," Pele said in a statement.
"I hope they treasure these artifacts and share my story with their children and generations to come."
The auction could raise around US$1 million (RM4.12 million) if the upper estimates of the most prized lots are reached.
Among the highlights are a copy of the Jules Rimet Trophy which is expected to fetch between US$400,000 and US$600,000 and Pele's winner's medals from the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup finals which are estimated at between US$100,000 and US$200,000.
Other lots include the ball used when Pele scored his 1,000th goal in November 1969 during a match between Santos and Vasco da Gama at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The ball could fetch between US$40,000 and US$50,000.
Items also include memorabilia from Pele's stint with the New York Cosmos in the 1970s, including a championship ring and a jersey.
The lots also extend to items from Pele's post-football career, including the boots he wore during filming of the prisoner of war sports drama Escape to Victory in which he starred alongside Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone. – AFP
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