NEW DELHI: The family of the late Diego Maradona is taking legal action to prevent the sale of the Golden Ball trophy he received after Argentina's victory in the 1986 World Cup. The trophy, which had been missing for years, recently resurfaced and is scheduled to be auctioned off in Paris by Aguttes auction house.
Maradona's heirs claim that the trophy was stolen and that the current owner has no right to sell it. Gilles Moreu, a lawyer representing two of Maradona's daughters, plans to file an urgent request with the Nanterre judicial court to have the Golden Ball removed from the auction. He will also seek a judicial sequestration of the trophy and file a complaint for theft and concealed theft.
