It's been over 45 years since Pelé played his last professional match, but the Brazilian superstar's legacy is still well-known today. The latest indication of that is the price tag of his rookie card, which became soccer's first to sell for $1 million.
According to Dan Hajducky of ESPN, fractional ownership company Rally Rd. will finalize the sale of a 1958 Alifabologet #635 Pelé rookie card for $1.33 million. The deal is expected to get done as early as Monday.
“Soccer has gotten a lot of attention recently and this particular card has broken the record of 'most expensive soccer card' a couple of times,” Rob Petrozzo, chief product officer and co-founder of Rally Rd, told ESPN. “It was issued during the 1958 World Cup campaign, the true Pelé rookie, none graded higher: It's kind of a holy grail for [soccer] cards.”
