The Aguttes auction house in Paris announced this Sunday that it has suspended the sale of golden ball that Diego Armando Maradona won for him 1986 World Cup, and is claimed by the football player’s family, who say it is stolen property. Aguttes made this decision to suspend this auction, scheduled for the next day on the 6th, despite the fact that the French court allowed it to continue on Thursday, rejecting the appeal from the family of Maradona’s family.
In a statement, Maximilien Aguttes, one of the heads of the auction house, explained that his mission is to organize the sales “in the best conditions for our seller as well as for the buyers.” But he acknowledged that the current “controversial climate” and “uncertainty” “do not allow fans to calmly approach this acquisition and we cannot properly guarantee our duty of trust.”
Source: La Verdad
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