French court stops the sale of Maradona’s World Cup Golden Ball trophy amid ownership dispute
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
AP Sports Writer
Diego Maradona’s heirs have won an appeal ruling  to stop the auction of a trophy the late soccer great was awarded after the 1986 World Cup. A French court on Wednesday not only stopped the sale but also ordered the trophy placed in judicial possession. The appeal court in Versailles overturned a judicial decision last month that allowed the trophy’s auction to go ahead as planned in Paris. The appeal court argued there is a genuine dispute as to the ownership of the World Cup Golden Ball that Maradona received for being the best player of the 1986 tournament.