Record $879,000 Paid For Soccer Trophy

[jeffrey]

<i>The oldest surviving FA Cup was sold at auction for 478,400 pounds (879,780 dollars) - a world record price for an item of soccer memorabilia.

The cup, made in 1896 as a replacement for the stolen original, was bought by a telephone bidder at Christie's in central London.

The price, which included the buyer's premium, beat the previous record set in 1997 when a copy of the Jules Rimet World Cup sold for 254,500 pounds...</i> <A HREF="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050519/od_afp/fblengfacupauction_050519195809">Read Entire Story</A>

[Bluezy]

Re: Record $879,000 Paid For Soccer Trophy

Football (soccer to those in the US) is not only sport but a source of national pride! Footies is next to godliness and Her Majesty! So this does not surprize me at all.

Re: Record $879,000 Paid For Soccer Trophy

I know some people are passionate, but that is just plain craziness to me!