Raymond Kopa Lu Miroir Du Football 1958 World Cup award
£500 - £800
Raymond Kopa Lu Miroir Du Football 1958 World Cup award surmounted by figure of a cockerel and inscribed Le Miroir Du Football, Raymong KOPA, 12 Mai 1958 Coupe du Monde, Suede, 11in. high Provenance: Mullock Madeley, Football Memorabilia including The Raymond Kopa Collection, 11th April 2001, Lot 691, Bonham's Football Memorabilia included Raymond Kopa Collection, 27th March 2002, Lot 378 Raymond Kopa was integral to the legendary Real Madrid team of the 1950s, playing and winning the European Cup three years in a row, the club winning the first five finals since the competition's inception. Often considered one of the best players of his generation, Kopa was an attacking midfielder agile, quick, and known for his dribbling, play making and prolific scoring. Awarded the Ballon d'Or in 1958, in 1970, he became the first football player to receive the Legion d'honneur and in 2004, Pele named him one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony. The following lots 621 to 668 relate to the career of Raymond Kopa