The soccer ball involved in the late Diego Maradona's iconic 'Hand of God' goal is expected to fetch upward of $3.3 million when it hits the auction block next month.
The soccer ball involved in the late Diego Maradona's iconic "Hand of God" goal is expected to fetch upward of $3.3 million when it hits the auction block next month.
Currently, the ball is the property of the game's referee, Tunisian official Ali Bin Nasser, the report noted.Maradona put the ball behind England's Peter Shilton by punching it past the goalie and into the net.The"Hand of God" nickname for the goal comes from Maradona, himself, who claimed the goal was scored"a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God.
"As for Maradona's first goal I couldn't see the incident clearly, the two players Shilton and Maradona were facing me from behind ... At the end of the match the England head coach Bobby Robson said to me 'You did a good job but the linesman was irresponsible.'"
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