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Nobby Stiles' 1966 World Cup medal expected to fetch £150,000 at auction • Stiles selling off items to raise money for family• Auction also features shirt worn in the final by Alan BallA 1966 World Cup winner's medal belonging to Nobby Stiles is among a collection of sports memorabilia being auctioned today.The medal is expected to fetch up to £150,000 when it goes under the hammer with other items from the player's collection in Edinburgh.Also being sold are the defender's England cap from the 1966 final, as well as his European Cup winner's medal from 1968 and the Manchester United shirt he wore during the 4-1 Wembley win against Benfica.The 68-year-old is likely to raise several hundred thousand pounds for his family from the auction.Stiles, who suffered a stroke in June, told the BBC: "It was always my intention to leave the entire collection to my children. But I have three sons – how do you fairly divide up this sort of collection between them? They have each selected some pieces they would like to keep for themselves."The sale also features the shirt worn by Stiles's England colleague the late Alan Ball during the 1966 final against West Germany. That is expected to fetch up to £30,000.Ball's own 1966 World Cup medal was auctioned for nearly £165,000 in 2005 – the most for an England player's World Cup medal.Convery Auctions is handling today's sale. Their director David Convery said interest had come from as far away as Australia, Chile and the Far East.Englandguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
United's Owen unavailable for several weeks Manchester United striker Michael Owen confirmed Wednesday he will be sidelined for a few more weeks with a muscle injury sustained in training while recovering from a hamstring problem. cbc.ca |
Global Soccer: Even a Glass House Has a Back Room FIFA will hold secret ballots on Thursday to decide which countries get to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. feeds.nytimes.com |