England versus Argentina in the Mexico World Cup 1986 quarter-final is arguably the most iconic football game in history, for both the sublime and the scandalous. Indeed, it was in that game where Diego Maradona scored the goal of the century, where he picked the ball up inside his own …
Read More »Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ football set to be sold at auction for £2.5m
The infamous ball used by Diego Maradona to score two of the most famous goals in football history is to go on auction for an estimated price of £2.5m to £3m. The match ball was used in the famous 1986 World Cup quarter final between England and Argentina, a match …
Read More »Diego Maradona’s famous ‘Hand of God’ shirt sells for over £7m at auction
The shirt worn by Argentina and Napoli legend, Diego Maradona while he helped defeat England with two of most famous goals in football history has sold at auction for over £7million. Maradona wore the bright blue strip as he scored the infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal early in the …
Read More »Diego Maradona’s iconic ‘Hand of God’ jersey auction opens with a $5m bid
An auction of the jersey worn by Diego Maradona when he scored twice against England in the 1986 World Cup, including the infamous “hand of God” goal, kicked off Wednesday April 20, with a bid of over $5 million. The football icon, who died in 2020, swapped shirts with …
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