NEW YORK: An public sale of the jersey worn by way of Diego Maradona when he scored two times towards England within the 1986 Global Cup, together with the notorious “hand of God” purpose, kicked off Wednesday with a bid of over $5 million. Sotheby’s is promoting the blue quantity 10 Argentina blouse in an internet sale that runs till Would possibly 4. A couple of hours after bidding opened, the website confirmed {that a} first be offering of £4 million ($5.2 million) – matching the low finish of the public sale space’s pre-sale estimate – were registered.
That might set a brand new document worth for a soccer jersey at public sale. The document for a game-worn blouse from any recreation is $5.6 million, set in 2019 for a jersey Babe Ruth wore whilst at the New York Yankees. Maradona’s daughter forged doubt at the sale previous this month when she claimed that the blouse submit for public sale were the only her father wore within the goalless first 1/2, no longer the second one when he scored his two targets.
Sotheby’s insists they’ve the best blouse, regardless that. It were owned because the finish of the debatable stumble upon by way of opposing midfielder Steve Hodge, who swapped his jersey with Maradona after England misplaced 2-1. Hodge, whose autobiography is titled “The person with Maradona’s blouse,” has for the previous two decades loaned the jersey to be on public show on the Nationwide Soccer Museum in Manchester.
The quarterfinal showdown changed into etched in soccer folklore for Maradona’s two targets – one infamous and one chic – in Mexico Town’s seething Aztec Stadium. The primary got here in a while after half-time when Hodge, at the fringe of the England penalty house, intercepted a go and flicked the ball again against purpose.
Maradona, operating into the field, rose with England’s goalkeeper Peter Shilton and punched the ball into the online. He later stated the purpose were scored “a bit of with the pinnacle of Maradona, a bit of with the hand of God.” Quickly after, Maradona left 5 English defenders in his wake sooner than gliding previous Shilton and slotting house for a strike that used to be voted “Objective of the Century” in a 2002 FIFA ballot. Argentina went directly to win the overall and Maradona, who died from a middle assault in 2020, changed into worshipped in his house nation. – AFP