The soccer that Argentine legend Diego Maradona used to attain the controversial but well-known ‘Hand of God’ aim towards England within the 1986 World Cup is up for public sale and for £3m+ (about Rs 28 crore). can reel.
The Adidas Azteca ball has been in possession of Tunisian referee Ali bin Nasser, who allowed a controversial aim in Argentina’s 2-1 victory. After seeing Maradona’s jersey promote for £7m earlier this 12 months, the 79-year-old has now determined to place the sporting memorabilia up for public sale.
“According to FIFA directions issued previous to the event I regarded to my linesman to substantiate the legitimacy of the aim – he signaled again on the midway level that he was happy that the aim needs to be pitched. England’s head coach on the finish of the match Bobby Robson informed me ‘You did job however the lineman was irresponsible’, Nasser stated.
Adam Gascoigne of Graham Budd Auctions believes the ball will fetch good cash because it was used all through the match. “Unlike today where you have a multi-ball system in games, this was the only ball used from start to finish in the match, so there is no doubt that this was the ball that Maradona used in his Hand of God Had to score a goal.” Gascoigne stated.
The iconic ball will go below the hammer in London on 16 November
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
