Cigars, cars and a villa: Maradona auction offers fans 'souvenirs' of late star

Interior view of a house owned by the late Argentine soccer legend Diego Armando Maradona, which will be auctioned among other things, in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 14, 2021. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona's fans will have a chance to snap up memorabilia from the soccer star in an auction on Sunday, just over a year after his death, which will include his iconic cigars, a pair of BMW cars and a luxury villa that Maradona bought his parents.

The "10 auction," a reference to his jersey number with Argentina, which he led to World Cup triumph in 1986, is being held by his family to raise funds while legal questions over the distribution of the player's assets are resolved.