The long-standing tradition of auctioning sports memorabilia for social causes reached a new milestone as former England defender John Terry sold jerseys and memorabilia from some of football’s biggest stars, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The charity auction generated more than $695,000 (around Tk 8.5 crore), with proceeds set to support disadvantaged children and teenagers.
The event was hosted by American auction house Golden Auctions, which oversaw intense bidding from collectors across the globe.
“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕,” 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅.
Messi Shirt Tops the Bidding War John Terry
The most valuable item of the night was Lionel Messi’s Barcelona jersey from a 2006 UEFA Champions League clash against Chelsea. That historic shirt fetched $183,000, making it the standout sale of the auction.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United jersey from a 2008 Premier League match against Chelsea also drew strong interest, selling for $115,900. Other notable sales included Thierry Henry’s Arsenal shirt and Gianluigi Buffon’s Juventus jersey, alongside a replica 2007 FA Cup trophy and Terry’s own match-worn kits.
“𝑺𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍,” 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒅.
A portion of the funds will go directly to the John Terry Foundation, which works to improve opportunities for underprivileged youth across the UK.
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