England fans - a souvenir for you...

...of the game against Portugal

http://cgi.es.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3688276550

Michael.

 

That is so 'yesterday'!

And a memento for certain Portugese fans of their reaction after both the games against Greece:
http://www.artthrob.co.za/01july/images/grapes01a.jpg

 

Riiiight !!

Well, personally I would be very suspicious of that sale. I think it is far more likely that it is just one of 20 or more balls that were produced for the match. Most likely it was never even used.

Think of it like this. If you were a Portugese fan and you had caught that ball from the Beckam free kick, would you sell it?? Given that it would be very hard for you to prove it was that actual ball and that it will have quite a large sentimental value to you as a fan. Now compare that likelyhood with someone that has managed to get hold of one of the balls, a ground employee for example. The ball, having never been used will mean little or nothing to you. So you're much more likely to try and scam someone with it.


Just my opinion of course.

GTM

 

Loada BALLS really

Regards

 

Well, I think the guy is Spanish so it may have little meaning for him. However, I agree that it does look a little suspect. If I were after something like that I'd want a bit more proof of authenticity. He has a picture of himself with the newspaper "AS" and mentions that in the Spanish commentary so it's possible they wrote a story about him catching "the ball" and possibly have a pic of him actually catching it, which would give some more authenticity to it. Also, the auction is restricted to pre-approved buyers (you have to contact the seller first to be allowed to bid) - that also tells me it's probably real.

The current bid is 21500 Euros

Michael.

 

Seems a good enough reason to sell it to me! Surely even the most die-hard fan would be willing to part with it for that kind of money. It'll be worth far more now than it will be in 5-10 years time.