The shirt that Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona wore when he crucified England at the 1986 World Cup fetched nearly $9.3 million, smashing all records for a collectible sports shirt, a announced the auction house Sotheby's.
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The previous record was held by a jersey worn by American baseball legend Babe Ruth in the late 1920s, which sold in 2019 for $5.6 million.
The sale of Maradona's shirt had been going on online since April 20 and ended on Wednesday morning.
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