Maradona's 1986 World Cup Jersey Fetches €520,000 at Paris Auction

Key facts

• Millon Auction Group held a 'Football' auction on May 23 in Paris.
• The auction totaled over €1.3 million including fees, a record for a football sale in continental Europe.
• The catalog featured over 310 lots from the collections of Maxime Bossis and Jean-Marie Pfaff.
• Diego Maradona's number 10 jersey from the 1986 World Cup semifinal (Argentina vs. Belgium) sold for €520,000.
• The jersey was from Jean-Marie Pfaff's personal collection, given to him by Maradona after the match.
• A rare Johan Cruyff jersey, given to Pfaff in 1976, sold for €169,000 (estimate €30,000-€40,000).
• Harald Schumacher's red goalkeeper jersey from the 1982 World Cup semifinal sold for €45,500.
• Il Ponte Casa d'Aste collaborated with Millon, and a joint auction between Milan and Paris is planned.
• The official ball from the 1982 World Cup final (Italy vs. West Germany) from Antonio Cabrini's collection sold for €42,900.