The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” purpose towards England within the 1986 World Cup has bought for £7.1 million ($12.41 million), the best value ever paid at public sale for a chunk of sports activities memorabilia.
Auctioneer Sotheby’s bought the shirt in a web-based public sale that closed Wednesday. It didn’t establish the client.
Maradona scored two objectives throughout the quarter-final recreation in Mexico Metropolis on June 22, 1986, simply 4 years after Britain and Argentina had fought a battle over the Falkland Islands. The Argentine nice’s first purpose was dominated a header, however the ball had bounced off Maradona’s fist, out of sight of the referee.
Maradona mentioned afterward that it had been scored “a little bit with the top of Maradona, and a little bit with the hand of God.”
Maradona’s second purpose noticed him dribble the ball previous virtually all the English workforce earlier than beating goalkeeper Peter Shilton. In 2002, it was voted “purpose of the century” in a FIFA ballot.
Argentina gained the sport 2-1 and went on to win the World Cup.
