Diego Maradona’s remains can be moved to public mausoleum, court rules

A giant poster of Diego Maradona is displayed on a balcony of the presidential palace in Buenos Aires (Marcos Brindicci/AP)

A court in Argentina has authorised the removal of the remains of football legend Diego Maradona from a private cemetery so they can be placed at a public mausoleum under construction in Buenos Aires.

The court in San Isidro, outside the Argentinian capital, issued the ruling at the request of Maradona’s children.