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Turkey can expect strong support from the Turkish-German community at Euro 2024. So can Germany
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Six years ago, Ilkay Gündogan's place on the German national team was in question over a photograph with Turkey's president. Now he's the team captain. When Gündogan leads the German national team out against Scotland in the European Championship...
French court stops the sale of Maradona's World Cup Golden Ball trophy amid ownership dispute
Diego Maradona's heirs won an appeal ruling to stop the auction of a trophy the late soccer great was awarded after the 1986 World Cup when a French court ordered it placed in judicial possession on Wednesday. The appeal court in Versailles overturned a judicial decision last month...
French auction house postpones sale of Maradona's trophy amid ownership controversy, judicial probe
The auction of a trophy awarded to the late Diego Maradona that was planned this week has been postponed, French auction house Aguttes said on Sunday amid a judicial investigation looking into the possible resale of stolen goods. Maradona’s heirs this week failed to stop the...
Maradona's heirs lose court battle to block auction of World Cup Golden Ball trophy
A French court has ruled the auction of a trophy awarded to the late Diego Maradona after the 1986 World Cup can go ahead as planned despite opposition from his heirs. Maradona’s heirs tried to stop the auction of the Golden Ball trophy he received for being the best player of the...
AP exclusive: Maradona heirs say his Golden Ball trophy was stolen. They want to stop its auction
PARIS (AP) — Diego Maradona's heirs will file a lawsuit to try to stop the auction of a trophy he was awarded after the 1986 World Cup won by Argentina, their lawyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The Golden Ball trophy rewarding the best player of the tournament had been...
Maradona's World Cup Golden Ball trophy had mysteriously disappeared. It will be auctioned in Paris
Diego Maradona’s Golden Ball trophy from the 1986 World Cup has resurfaced. The award, which had been missing for decades, will be auctioned in Paris next month, the Aguttes house said Tuesday. Maradona, who died in 2020 at age 60, was awarded the trophy for his scintillating play...
