Several outlets report on the origins and provenance of Diego Maradona’s famous blue shirt, which sells at auction for about US$9.28 million. Reuters, as carried by Yahoo Sports, reports that the jersey’s early story may trace back to Tepito, a market area in Mexico City, suggesting the shirt could have had a more modest beginning before becoming a globally recognized memorabilia item. The reporting describes how the jersey later gained status through its association with Maradona and how its documented history leads to its high auction value.
While the CNA listing references the same theme—Maradona, Tepito and the mystery behind a $9 million shirt—the provided excerpt does not add further detail beyond the shared premise. Taken together, the coverage centers on the contrast between Tepito’s local, informal market context and the shirt’s eventual transformation into an elite auction collectible. The key focus across sources is the uncertainty surrounding early ownership and the effort to connect the garment’s origins to the later, authenticated Maradona memorabilia market.
