Footballers who were forced to sell their medals – including Pele and EIGHT 1966 World Cup heroes – and the heartbreaking reasons why they couldn’t keep them

Footballers who were forced to sell their medals – including Pele and EIGHT 1966 World Cup heroes – and the heartbreaking reasons why they couldn’t keep them

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Footballers who were forced to sell their medals – including Pele and EIGHT 1966 World Cup heroes – and the heartbreaking reasons why they couldn’t keep them

Selling a winner’s medal is never part of a footballer’s plan. It is the one item most expect to keep, long after the boots are gone and the crowds have thinned.

This week, Steve Finnan showed how quickly that certainty can disappear. The former Liverpool defender, embroiled in a long-standing dispute with his brother and facing mounting legal costs, sold the Champions League medal he won in Istanbul.

It was a jarring reminder that medals, however precious, can become financial lifelines when…



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