Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ World Cup ball could sell for $10 million
The football Diego Maradona used to score his famous “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup could sell for $10 million at a US auction this month.
Maradona scored the controversial goal in the quarter-final by using his hand to punch the ball into the net. The referee did not see the foul and allowed the goal to stand.
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After the match, Maradona famously said the goal was scored “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God”.
Argentina went on to win the World Cup that year.
Heritage Auctions, based in Texas, expects the ball to sell for more than $10 million when it goes up for auction from August 21 to 23. The bidding will start at $2.5 million.
Maradona’s shirt from the same Argentina-England match currently holds the record for the most expensive football shirt ever sold, after it fetched $9.3 million.
The rivalry between Argentina and England continued at this year’s World Cup, when Argentina beat England in the semi-final before losing the final.
The two countries also have a long-running dispute over the Falkland Islands.
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