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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The death of Diego Maradona has caused a wave of grief around the world. Now comes the fight for a piece of the soccer legend’s complex financial legacy, ranging from his iconic jerseys to luxury cars, image rights and even an amphibious tank.
As during the life of the soccer idol, the inheritance process is likely to be a complicated affair between his large family, with eight children from six different partners as heirs to his assets, as well as his intangible inheritance.
Maradona, who died on Wednesday at age 60 due to cardiac arrest, had four children in Argentina, one in Italy from his time at Naples and three in Cuba when he settled on the island to undergo treatment to recover from his addictions. , his lawyer. Matías Morla has said.
“In the specific case of Maradona, he is divorced and has eight children, so the inheritance is divided by eight in an inheritance lawsuit,” Buenos Aires soccer lawyer Martín Apolo told Reuters. “It will be a complex process.”
The process can take 90 days in a normal probate trial, the legal period for heirs and creditors to come forward, although Apolo said it could be much longer given the likelihood of “internal disputes” and opportunists seeking payment.
“In cases like this, it can be eternal,” he said.
The heritage of the World Cup champion, who at the time of his death was the coach of the Argentine club Gimnasia y Esgrima, includes properties, smart cars, investments and jewels that were given away in different countries throughout his career.
Maradona played and coached in Argentina, Spain, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus and Mexico.
There is no set value of the star’s fortune. Wealth tracker Celebrity Net Worth estimates his net worth at the time of his death at $ 500,000, although he said he had made millions during his career from contracts with the different teams and sponsorship with brands such as Hublot, Puma and Coca-Cola.
Maradona received two luxury cars in Dubai when he served as Fujairah Football Club technical director and a HUNTA Overcomer amphibious “tank”, a vehicle that can “float on water”, during his time as honorary president of the Dynamo Brest club of Belarus.
The Argentine playmaker, known as “Dios” for his divine abilities on the soccer field and “Pelusa” for his prominent mane, also remains valuable for his image, even after death.
“The most important heritage here could be the image right, and also all their shirts,” said Apolo. “How much is the one you used in the World Cup final worth? How much could you pay at auction?”
Maradona’s family has gone through several disputes in recent years, including a trial with his ex-partner Claudia Villafañe for tax evasion, procedural fraud and the misappropriation of 458 objects from his past as a soccer player.
His family and children have called for the unit in recent weeks before his death after Maradona underwent brain surgery to remove a blood clot from which he was recovering.
“We have to be more united than ever, hopefully we will do it once and for all now that he is gone,” Walter Machuca, one of Maradona’s nephews, told TyC Sports de Argentina.
(Reporting by Ramiro Scandalo; writing by Adam Jourdan; editing by Aurora Ellis)
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