Maradona’s heirs fail to cancel the sale of the Ballon d’Or

Nanterre. The heirs of Diego Maradona didn’t obtain this Thursday the suspension of the sale of the Ballon d’Or that was awarded to the legendary former Argentine participant in 1986, based on a call by the Nanterre courtroom, in France.

In line with the 5 heirs, kids of the 10the trophy that rewarded the very best participant within the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, awarded to Maradona in November of the identical 12 months on the Parisian Lido cabaret, was stolen throughout a financial institution theft in October 1989 in Naples.

However conscious in Might of auctions organized on June 6 in Neuilly-sur-Seine (outskirts of Paris) to promote the Ballon d’Or, the heirs “didn’t report any criticism that had been filed by the footballer when he was alive,” and They solely contributed articles that appeared on the time, signifies the judicial occasion.

“The proof of the existence of this theft couldn’t relaxation solely on press articles,” he emphasizes.

The lawyer representing Maradona’s household, Gilles Moreu, confirmed to the Afp that they’ll do what is important to attraction that call. “This can be a trophy attributed to a soccer legend, he’s referred to as to return to Argentina,” he estimated.

However, the attorneys of the one who discovered the Ballon d’Or and the public sale home that organized the June 6 sale defended their good religion.

In an announcement, Maximilien Aguttes, director of the home of the identical title, recalled that one of many legends that flow into in regards to the award says that Maradona would have left it forgotten on the Lido on the identical evening because the award.

The vintage vendor claims to have acquired it at an public sale in 2016 “in the identical lot” made up of a whole bunch of trophies, most of them of little worth, he added.

The trophy that rewarded Diego Maradona in 1986 was awarded by France Soccer journal to the very best participant within the World Cup, however it’s not a part of the Golden Balls that have been awarded on the time to the very best participant of the 12 months, which at the moment have been reserved for European gamers.