Maradona's 'hand of God' goal ball is up for auction

Mohtasim Fuad Mahi

Oct 15, 2022

Diago Maradona । File Image

When talking about Diego Maradona, the first thing that comes to mind is 'Hand of God'. In the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England, the Argentine legend scored a goal with his hand avoiding the eyes of the referee. The goal, which Maradona himself later referred to, was the 'Hand of God'.

The ball of that historic goal is being auctioned now. It is believed that the ball will be worth between two and a half million pounds to three million pounds at the auction held in November.

The controversial goal scored by Diego Maradona against England in the 1986 World Cup। File image

Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal is one of the most controversial issues in football history. One of the greatest footballers of all time fooled English goalkeeper Peter Shilton with his hand.

There are many arguments for and against this goal. Maradona himself described the goal as 'symbolic revenge' for the Falklands War. Again, most of the English people refer to this goal as 'Jochchuri'. However, despite all the arguments, Maradona's goal has a special status in football. And so it is natural that people will be interested in the ball of the goal.

The ball of Maradona's historic goal is now reserved for the referee of the match, Ali Bin Nasser. The Tunisian referee said that he did not notice the decision to give a handball goal. He relied on the linesman for the decision. His decision caused a storm of controversy in the football world, but after the match, Bin Nasser kept the ball in his collection.

36 years after that incident, the ball is going to be auctioned as a football historical monument. Graham Budd will conduct the auction on November 16. About the auction of the ball, Bin Nasser said, 'The ball is part of international football history. I think this is the right time to raise the ball in front of the world. I hope the buyer will arrange for this ball to be presented to the public.'

However, the match is not only famous for 'Hand of God'. Maradona also scored 'the best goal of the century' or 'goal of the century' after scoring a goal with a single effort. Earlier, the jersey from that match was sold at auction for $9.3 million.

Bin Nasser said that even though Maradona's memorabilia ball will be auctioned for the time being, he will auction various memorabilia including Maradona's signed jersey in the coming days.

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