NBA: Air Jordan 1 by Michael Jordan is the most expensive shoe in the world

Cologne Michael Jordan had signed the "Air Jordan 1" sneakers in a match of the professional league NBA and subsequently signed.Now the couple has been sold for a record sum by the Sotheby's auction house.

The red and white black sneaker was manufactured in 1985 and now changed the owner for $ 560,000 ($ 517,000).

Previous record holder was the legendary "Moon Shoe" from 1972, which was one of the first models that the sporting goods manufacturer Nike had produced.This was also sold in July 2019 for $ 437,500 (around 404,000 euros) via Sotheby's.The sum for the Jordan shoe is also due to the current documentary "The Last Dance".This is about the successful career of the six-time NBA champion.

The "Air-Jordan-1" was the first model that Nike had made especially for the 57-year-old today.The name for the sneakers is based on Jordan's nickname "Air Jordan".The model was carried by the five-time MVP (Most Valuable Player) in its very first NBA season, in which he ran for the Chicago Bulls.