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Original pencil sketch by Guillermo Laborde for the Official FIFA 1930 World Cup poster, formerly in the Rony Almeida collection, the pencil sketch on artists paper features a headless goalkeeper saving a shot in the top right hand corner of the goal, signed lower right, 53 by 35cm., minor wear to edges of paper, with COA from the 1930 World Cup Museum and Hall of Fame signed in blue ink by Laura de Almeida (2) Rony J. Almeida soccer fan, numismatist, and museum curator Rony J. Almeida created a vast collection of soccer memorabilia to preserve the history of game in South America. Guillermo Laborde (Uruguay, 1886-1940), painter, sculptor and designer. His 1930 design was awarded 1st prize in a competition held by the Centennial Commission and was the winning design for the Official FIFA 1930 Uruguay World Cup poster. Res:£3500