Pele's hair converted into diamonds for World Cup souvenir

Pele's hair converted into diamonds

Brazilian legend Pele has converted his hair into diamonds to create a new World Cup souvenir.

Strands of the 73-year-old's hair has been transformed into a figurine of the former footballer, resulting in 1,283 diamonds.

According to 101greatgoals.com, the number of diamonds correspond to the number of goals that Pele scored throughout his career.

The diamonds are said to be worth around £4,400.

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