Maradona’s golden ball for sale at auction in France
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The Golden Ball won by the late Argentine star Diego Armando Maradona will be put up for auction next June at Agot Auctions in France.
The French house revealed that the Golden Ball trophy won by Diego Maradona as the best player in the 1986 World Cup will be offered for sale at a public auction in France next month. It is the first golden ball to be put up for sale at an auction, and while its value has not yet been determined, the auction house expects that It will fetch millions when it goes on sale on June 6, and the shirt he wore that day, in addition to the ball he used in the match, was sold at a previous auction.
Maradona won the Ballon d’Or in 1986 after leading his country, Argentina, to win the World Cup in Mexico, the most famous tournament during which Maradona scored his historic goal against England with his own hand. Maradona was not crowned with the Ballon d’Or from France Football, as it was awarded to European players only, and the magazine awarded him later. Honorable Mention Award for the years in which non-European players were not included in the list, in 1995.
Maradona won the Ballon d’Or in 1986 and 1990 as compensation for the years when Latinos were not included, noting that he led the Argentine national team in the 1990 World Cup in Italy to the final.
