Former England defender and five-time Premier League champion with Chelsea, John Terry, recently sold over fifty items from his personal collection through the American auction house Goldin Auctions.
The sale of the objects raised just over $695,000, including the buyer’s premium.
Among the items that Terry consigned to the New Jersey-based auction house were a Lionel Messi Barcelona jersey, worn in a match and with photographic matching, and a Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United jersey, also worn in a match, with photographic matching and signed.
The Messi shirt belonged to the Champions League group stage match on October 18, 2006 between Chelsea and Barça, while Ronaldo’s shirt was from the Premier League match against Manchester United on April 26, 2008. Messi’s shirt sold for $183,000, while Ronaldo’s reached $115,900, a record for a Ronaldo shirt.
Also sold were Thierry Henry’s Arsenal and Gianluigi Buffon’s Juventus jerseys, both match-worn and signed. Henry’s jersey belonged to the “Invincibles” season, from the match on October 18, 2003 against Chelsea, in which Henry scored in the 75th minute, and Buffon’s golden jersey is from the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 between Chelsea and Juventus on March 10, 2009. Henry’s jersey sold for $98,820, while Buffon’s reached $22,265, being the highest amounts paid for Henry and Buffon jerseys, respectively.
A set of Terry’s own shirts, from England, Chelsea and Aston Villa, were also sold, as well as match-worn shirts (some autographed) from players such as Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, Paolo Maldini, Cesc Fàbregas, Paulo Ferreira, Ashley Cole, Gianfranco Zola, Samuel Eto’o, Leonardo Bonucci, Rio Ferdinand, Claude Makelele and Marcel Desailly.
Terry also consigned a series of trophies, the most lucrative being his replica of the 2007 FA Cup champion’s trophy, which raised $26,840. A collection of Terry’s captain’s armbands from his time with the England national team, Chelsea and Aston Villa, several pairs of match-worn boots and two pairs of Terry’s match-worn shin pads were sold.
An unspecified portion of the auction proceeds goes to the John Terry Foundation, which benefits underprivileged youth in the UK.
