Soccer-Ball from Maradona's 'Hand of God' match expected to fetch at
least $2.8 million at auction
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 [October 13, 2022] (Reuters)
- The football that was at the feet -
and hand - of Diego Maradona as he shocked the world with acts of
both brazen gamesmanship and breathtaking skill in Mexico 36 years
ago has been put up for auction and is expected to sell for at least
2.5 million pounds ($2.8 million).
The ball in question is from the 1986 World Cup quarter-final
between Argentina and England, in which Maradona scored six minutes
into the second half by sneakily punching the ball over England
goalkeeper Peter Shilton into the net, a goal he said afterwards had
been helped by the "Hand of God".
Just four minutes later he dribbled from his own half past a number
of England players to score a sublime second that regularly tops
polls as the greatest goal in World Cup history.
The ball is being sold by Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasser, who
officiated the match.
"This ball is part of international football history - it feels like
the right time to be sharing it with the world," Bin Nasser said. "I
hope the buyer is in a position to put it on display or share it
with the public in some other way."
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A resident stands near a mural depicting
the famous "Hand of God" goal by former Argentine soccer star Diego
Maradona, in light of the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup at the Agua
Santa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro May 21, 2010. REUTERS/Sergio
Moraes/
The auction will be conducted by auctioneers Graham
Budd and will take place on Nov. 16, with bidders able to register
and bid online from Oct. 28.
The shirt worn by Maradona in the same match was sold for 7.14
million pounds earlier this year.
Maradona, regarded as one of the world's best ever footballers, died
in November, 2020 aged 60.
($1 = 0.9029 pounds)
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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