Pele's thousandth goal ball to be auctioned

BRASILIA: The ball with which football legend Pele scored his thousandth career goal will be sold at an auction soon by Brazilian television personality Roberto Justus, reports local media.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as 'Pele', scored the historic goal Sep 19, 1969, in a match of his Santos club against Vasco da Gama from Rio de Janeiro. Santos won the game 2-1 and Pele scored in a penalty.

Justus, a Brazilian TV channel presenter, bought Pele's ball for 60,000 reals ($30,000) in a 2005 auction.

According to Globonews, Justus is auctioning the ball because he wants money for his foundation "Movement You Can Help", dedicated to socio-environmental problems.