The boots worn by Brazil legend Pele in the classic football film Escape to Victory have sold at auction for £8,025 in Los Angeles, reports BBC Sport.

The three-time World Cup winner scored a spectacular goal with a bicycle kick in the 1981 film featuring Sylvester Stallone and Sir Michael Caine.

The boots had an estimated price between £4,200 and £5,600.

Pele, 75, is selling more than 2,000 items of personal memorabilia including shirts and medals over three days.

Other early items sold included a "Pele 2015 best in the world wood plaque" (£1,225), a "Pele 2014 Brazilian Football Confederation 100th anniversary medal" (£425) and a "50 years of the first Intercontinental Cup title plaque" (£225).