Pele's shirt still has the grass stains from the final

It was put up for auction by Italian player, Roberto Rosato, who exchanged shirts after the final whistle in 1970, with the man considered the best footballer ever.

Rik Pike, Christie's spokesman, said: "This has broken the world record for a shirt by a long way and we are delighted.

"Pele is a globally-recognised name, universally recognised as the greatest footballer of the 20th Century."

The shirt worn by Sir Geoff when he scored a hat-trick for England in 1966 was bought in September 2000.

Lost and found

A wide range of football memorabilia was on offer at the auction on Wednesday.

Ray Wilson's World Cup medal, won after England's 4-2 defeat of West Germany at Wembley, fetched what was expected.

The England winner's medal fetched �80,000

The former defender had said before the sale he decided to sell the medal to provide financially for his family.

Another of the 277 lots was an early European club medal which was thought lost until recently.

The 1963 Uefa Cup winner's medal given to Tottenham Hotspurs captain Danny Blanchflower was found in a jug which had been bought for �25.

That was sold for �10,575 to Spurs fan Jamie Lebetkin, 37, from north London.

Other lots included international caps, a Victorian era Division One medal, shirts, signed footballs and programmes.