Maradona’s heirs lose court bid to block sale of World Cup Golden Ball trophy

Diego Maradona’s heirs have failed in a court bid to stop the auction of a trophy he was awarded after Argentina won the 1986 World Cup (Michael Lipchitz/AP)

A French court has ruled the auction of a trophy awarded to the late Diego Maradona after the 1986 World Cup can go ahead as planned despite opposition from his heirs, their lawyer told the Associated Press on Thursday.

The footballer’s heirs tried to stop the auction of the Golden Ball trophy he received for being the best player of the 1986 World Cup by starting an urgent judicial procedure.