Last updated:November 17, 2022, 01:01 IST

Diego Maradona Hand of God Ball: The 36 -year -old ball was sold for 2 million pounds in Graham Bud auction in London on Wednesday. Match referee bin Nasser had said before the auction that to share this ball with the world …Read more

Maradona's Hand of God, the ball has been auctioned. (File photo)

London. Diego Maradona scored the ball against England in the 1986 World Cup with the famous 'Hand of God' goal against England, the ball has been auctioned by the referee of that match for $ 24 million. Tunisia's referee Ali bin Nasser missed the match that Maradona had scored by hand. In Mexico, this ball was kept by the referee of this match of the quarter -finals between Argentina and England.

This 36 -year -old ball was sold for 2 million pounds (about 23 lakh 70 thousand dollars) in the Graham Bud auction in London on Wednesday. Bin Naser had said before the auction that this is the right time to share this ball with the world. He hoped that its buyer would keep it for a public exhibition.

The ball auctioned is inspired by the architecture and murals of the Aztec civilization. The 1986 game was used for 90 minutes between Argentina and England, as it took place several years before the multi-ball system started in football. In 1982, there was a lot of struggle in the match due to political tension after the Falklands war. The late Maradona died in November 2020 at the age of 60 due to heart rate. In the match, Maradona ran away with England goalkeeper Peter Shilton and put the ball in the net.

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Maradona later said that this goal was “a little from Maradona's head, a little with God's hand”. The second goal came only 4 minutes later, when Maradona overtook 5 English players and Shilton to score “Gol of the Century” according to the 2002 FIFA pole.

After Bin Nasir's controversial first goal stand, Argentina won the Gris Match 2–1 and the team won the World Cup. Before the sale, bin Nasir said that he felt that it was the right time to share the object with the world and hoped that the buyer – which has not been disclosed – would keep it on public performance.