The ball of Maradona’s famous “Hand of God” at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico will be auctioned and is expected to be worth three million euros. The ball belongs to referee Ali Bin Nasser, who led the World Cup quarter-final between Argentina and England and endorsed the Argentine star’s irregular goal in the South Americans’ 2-1 win.
Maradona scored two historic goals in that game against England. The first was hand-held, trying in the area shared with goalkeeper Peter Shilton forever immortalized as “Mão de Deus”, words used by himself – “I scored a bit with my head and a little with my hand of God”. And the second a real miracle, dubbed “Goal of the Century, in which the Argentinian pulled the ball from his defensive field and dribbled five English players, including Peter Shilton.
The ball, which will be auctioned, was used during the 90 minutes of the game, which went down in Argentine history. As well as ensuring the continuity of the team’s campaign in the 1986 World Cup, which would end with winning the title in the final against Germany, the triumph over the British also had a special touch due to the conflict between the two countries in the Falklands. War.
Even today, Shilton does not forgive Maradona for “cheating”. “It would be enough to apologize to the England team as we all suffer for the deceit he did. Maradona slyly admitted it was the hand of God but he never apologized or showed any sorry. He doesn’t apologize and I refuse. Shake his hand. I still say he is the best player of all time, but I don’t respect him as a sportsman,” the goalkeeper said a few years ago
“The timing of the game, the history between the two teams and the Hand of God made this match one of the most famous and exciting in football history,” said Graham Budd, president of Graham Budd Auctions, which will host the game. . auction.
This will not be the first object related to Maradona and the 1986 World Cup to be auctioned. In May, the number 10 shirt that the player wore in the same match was auctioned for around seven million euros.
Source: DN
