Soccer fans will be able to purchase Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” jersey from the disputed 1986 World Cup victory against England.
The 1986 World Cup encounter between Argentina and England will be remembered for a long time. Argentina won 2-1 in dramatic fashion owing to Diego Maradona’s strike, but one of his goals will live in infamy.
Remember the goal he scored with his hand rather than his head, as the refs assumed? Back in the 1980s, there was no VAR to rule that one out. Argentina won that game and went on to win the World Cup Final. You can now purchase the Maradona jersey from Argentina’s victory against England if you have $5 million on hand.
England fans are still bitter about their 1986 defeat to Argentina.
On April 20, Sotheby’s will hold an online auction, and this jersey will attract bidders from all around the world. Maradona will be remembered as one of the greatest footballers of all time. Unfortunately, Maradona died in his own Argentina in 2020 at the age of 60 due to health difficulties.
People all around Argentina have been grieving since his death, and they are doing everything they can to ensure that his legacy lives on. Maradona created a reputation for himself as a player for many European club teams, in addition to being a standout for the Argentinian national team. Of course, Napoli and Barcelona are included.
In 1986, he helped Argentina win the World Cup for the first time. England fans are still enraged that his “hand of God” goal was awarded. No one in the United Kingdom is likely to bid on this shirt.
Other soccer fans, on the other hand, can not say the same. Maradona will always be remembered as an all-time great. We’ll have to watch how far this auction goes.
