Diego Maradona’s “stolen” Golden Ball trophy, awarded for being named the best player at the 1986 World Cup, has been found and will be auctioned off in France on 6 June.
The Aguttes auction house announced on Tuesday that the item had resurfaced and they expect it to be sold for “millions”.
Maradona, who died in 2020, won the award after leading Argentina to World Cup victory in Mexico.
The Golden Ball was bought by the anonymous seller in 2016 at an auction in France. However, he was unaware what item he had purchased.
The 1986 World Cup arguably is best remembered for Maradona’s two goals against England in the quarter-finals.
Maradona outjumped England keeper Peter Shilton to punch his first goal into the net with a raised fist, which was later described by the Argentine as being scored by the “Hand of God”.
His second was voted as the “Goal of the Century” in a Fifa poll, Maradona dribbling from his own half past five English players to score.
Both the jersey he wore that day, along with the ball from the match, have previously been sold at auction for millions.