By Chris Wright
An artwork by Italian sculptor Maurizio Cattelan which lists every England football defeat between 1874 and 1998 has sold at auction for £425,000.
According to Art Daily, the sculpture was sold to an anonymous bidder at Sotheby’s on Tuesday morning via a French-speaking member of staff.
Beginning with a 2-1 loss against the Auld Enemy in 1874 and culminating with our braves boy’s 2-1 defeat against Romania at the 1998 World Cup, the large granite block (styled to look like the epitaph on a war memorial) was first exhibited in 1999.
Describing the piece in the catalogue notes, Cattelan said: “I guess it’s a piece which talks about pride, missed opportunities and death.”
We hope Mr Platini enjoys his purchase.