{"id":29581,"date":"2024-05-08T15:08:07","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2024\/05\/08\/diego-maradonas-adidas-golden-ball-trophy-awarded-for-best-player-at-the-1986-fifa-world-cup-in-mexico-to-go-up-for-auction\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T15:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T09:38:07","slug":"diego-maradonas-adidas-golden-ball-trophy-awarded-for-best-player-at-the-1986-fifa-world-cup-in-mexico-to-go-up-for-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2024\/05\/08\/diego-maradonas-adidas-golden-ball-trophy-awarded-for-best-player-at-the-1986-fifa-world-cup-in-mexico-to-go-up-for-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Diego Maradona\u2019s Adidas Golden Ball Trophy, Awarded For Best Player At The 1986 FIFA World Cup In Mexico To Go Up For Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New Delhi (India), May 8<\/strong>:\u00a0The Aguttes auction house will offer at auction\u00a0a piece of world football history on June 6th, 2024: Diego Maradona\u2019s\u00a0Adidas Golden Ball trophy (1960 \u2013 2020) awarded to the best player of the\u00a0Mexico \u201886 World Cup. This is the most important individual distinction\u00a0awarded to Maradona for a tournament in which he captained Argentina to\u00a0World Cup victory, scored the \u2018Goal of the Century\u2019 and the infamous\u00a0\u2018Hand of God\u2019 goal against England in the politically charged quarter-final\u00a0encounter.<\/p>\n

Jorge\u00a0Burruchaga, Argentinian\u00a0teammate\u00a0of\u00a0Diego\u00a0Maradona\u00a0and\u00a0scorer of the winning goal at the 1986 World Cup\u00a0says, \u201cAt that 1986\u00a0World Cup, Diego shone like never before or since in his career; it was his\u00a0monument. We knew we had the best player in the world, there was no\u00a0doubt\u00a0about\u00a0it, we\u00a0knew it\u00a0for a\u00a0fact.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favourite recollection of this World Cup is the second goal he scored\u00a0against\u00a0England,\u00a0which\u00a0remains\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0beautiful\u00a0in\u00a0history\u00a0for\u00a0me\u00a0because you must consider the state of the pitch, the altitude, the context\u00a0between the two countries, and what he managed to do\u2026 He breezed past\u00a0six players\u2026 It was divine. On that day, he created a lasting legacy for all\u00a0Argentinian sportsmen and women, not just footballers, showing just how\u00a0much,\u00a0you\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0fight\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0worthy\u00a0of\u00a0wearing\u00a0the\u00a0Argentine\u00a0jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diego Armando Maradona was named \u201cPlayer of the 20th Century\u201d by\u00a0FIFA,\u00a0along\u00a0with\u00a0Pel\u00e9,\u00a0and\u00a0this\u00a0trophy\u00a0symbolizes\u00a0his\u00a0greatest\u00a0achievement\u00a0and his greatest\u00a0ever goal.<\/p>\n

Since the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the Adidas Golden Ball has rewarded the\u00a0best\u00a0player\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0tournament,\u00a0and\u00a0thus\u00a0constitutes\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0most\u00a0prestigious\u00a0individual\u00a0distinctions in\u00a0the\u00a0world of\u00a0football.<\/p>\n

Maradona received the Adidas Golden Ball trophy at Lido (Paris, France)\u00a0on November 13, 1986, as the best player of the World Cup. A unique\u00a0piece in the history of football, this award given to the most emblematic\u00a0player of this sport, alongside Pel\u00e9, constitutes a first in the art market: no\u00a0Adidas Golden Ball trophy has been presented at auction, until today. The\u00a0FIFA Museum (Zurich, Switzerland) preserves the Adidas Golden Ball\u00a0from\u00a01990.<\/p>\n

While\u00a0the\u00a0Adidas\u00a0Golden\u00a0Ball\u00a0changes\u00a0design\u00a0at\u00a0each\u00a0World\u00a0Cup,\u00a0the\u00a01986\u00a0trophy uses the designs of the official Adidas \u201cAzteca\u201d ball used for this\u00a0World\u00a0Cup in\u00a0Mexico.<\/p>\n

At a recent auction, the shirt worn by Diego Maradona during the 1986\u00a0World Cup match against England, was sold for a reported figure in region\u00a0of $7 million. It was sold by former England player Steve Hodge who\u00a0exchanged shirts with Maradona after the classic world Cup match with\u00a0Maradona scoring the \u2018Hand of God\u2019 goal and the \u2018Goal of the Century.\u2019\u00a0The\u00a0Adidas Golden Ball\u00a0trophy encompasses\u00a0and marks\u00a0all\u00a0of\u00a0that\u00a0history.<\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois Thierry, sports expert for Aguttes Auction House\u00a0says \u201cUsed\u00a0far\u00a0too\u00a0often\u00a0wrongly,\u00a0the\u00a0word\u00a0\u201clegend\u201d\u00a0fits\u00a0Diego\u00a0Maradona\u00a0perfectly.\u00a0He is to football what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Michael Jordan to\u00a0basketball, an icon who goes far beyond the boundaries of his sport. He is\u00a0certainly one of the most human athletes we have ever known, with his\u00a0strengths\u00a0and\u00a0weaknesses.\u00a0The\u00a0golden\u00a0kid\u00a0\u201cEl\u00a0Pibe\u00a0de\u00a0Oro\u201d\u00a0(The\u00a0Golden<\/p>\n

Boy) also nicknamed \u201cthe God of football\u201d, is a special case in the history\u00a0of world football, a raw and instinctive talent, in a career punctuated by\u00a0strokes of brilliance with both success and excess. The history of football\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0capital\u00a0H is\u00a0closely linked\u00a0to that\u00a0of Maradona.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For\u00a0further\u00a0information,\u00a0please\u00a0visit:\u00a0https:\/\/www.aguttes.com\/trophee-adidas-golden-ball-de-diego-maradona<\/a><\/p>\n

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New Delhi (India), May 8:\u00a0The Aguttes auction house will offer at auction\u00a0a piece of world football history on June 6th, 2024: Diego Maradona\u2019s\u00a0Adidas Golden Ball trophy (1960 \u2013 2020) awarded to the best player of the\u00a0Mexico \u201886 World Cup. This is the most important individual distinction\u00a0awarded to Maradona for a tournament in which he captained…<\/p>\n

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