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The second most expensive football memorabilia is Sheffield Football Club's rules of the game, after Maradona's match worn shirt (left), and it's worth £1.2 million. The paper was the only known copy of the 1958 statutes and Sotheby's sold it to raise funds for Sheffield Football Club's new facilities. Manchester City Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed purchased the second edition of the FA Cup trophy for £760,000. Sheikh Mansour purchased the trophy from West Ham United co-owner David Gold and donated it to the National Football Museum. The trophy was the first major honour won by City after defeating Bolton Wanderers in the 1904 FA Cup final. Sportsmail delves into the most expensive pieces of sporting memorabilia, including Pele's match worn Brazil shirt (inset), ahead of the launch of Jordan's legendary jacket (right) next month.