“Our effort is to organize the auction under the best possible conditions, both for the seller and for the buyer. This atmosphere and uncertainty do not allow experts to approach it calmly, and our role as a trusted third party cannot be fulfilled,” Maximilien Aguttes said in a statement. A new date has not been set.
Maradona’s Ballon d’Or for the best player of the 1986 World Cup disappeared under unclear circumstances and was missing for several decades. It appeared only in 2016, when a collector unknowingly bought it in France for a few hundred euros. According to Aguttes, the trophy was auctioned along with other items from a private collection. Both the current owner and the auction house said they were unaware the artifact could be stolen.
Maradona received the Ballon d’Or in 1986 at a ceremony in Paris and the trophy then disappeared. According to some, the footballer lost her while playing poker, according to others, she was sold because of debts. Another theory supported by the heirs is that Maradona kept it in a safe in a Naples bank that was robbed in 1989.
Maradona led Argentina’s footballers to the title with five goals at the championship in Mexico. He died in 2020 of a heart attack at the age of 60. His shirt or ball from the famous quarter-final against England, in which he scored two goals – one with the controversial “hand of God” and the other after a breathtaking 60-meter solo shot over six opponents, have previously sold for millions of euros.
2024-06-02 16:03:27
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