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Women Were the Collector's Choice in '99
The
United States Women's National Team was undoubtedly the soccer
collecting story of 1999, and by most accounts the sports story of
the year as well.
While there was certainly other big
news in the world of sports collecting, such as the death of icon
Joe DiMaggio and the huge auction of Barry Halper's historically
significant baseball collection, no single player, team or event
approached the marketability of the U.S. Women.
Because the Women's World Cup was
such a phenomenon, the retailing and collecting worlds were
ill-prepared. Indeed, most of the collectibles and products didn’t
even hit the market until after the fact. Full
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PELE--STILL
THE KING
When
Pelé joined the New York Cosmos in 1975, he not only put
soccer on the map in North America, he also put soccer
collecting on the map in this country.Although he played in
North America for only three seasons, there is a large array
of Pelé memorabilia available.
Since his retirement
nearly 25 years ago, the great star's popularity has not
waned, a fact which has only increased the popularity of Pelé
collectibles, and led to the continued production of a number
of items since that time. Full Story |
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