The Tunisian referee who officiated the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal decides to put the 'Hand of God' ball up for auction, 36 years after he missed the incident.
abc.net.au/news/diego-maradona-hand-of-god-ball-goes-up-for-auction/101259872A former World Cup referee is about to cash in on his biggest mistake — to the tune of about $US3 million .Diego Maradona scored a goal in a 1986 World Cup quarterfinal by punching the ball into the netThe referee from the game kept the single match ball, and now plans to auction it off
The news of the impending auction prompted the Sun newspaper in England to run the headline "underhand of God" on their front page.The shirt worn by Maradona in that game against England in Mexico was sold in May for $US9.3 million, at the time the highest price paid at auction for a piece of sports memorabilia.
"It's an exciting time in the market and we're wondering whether this famous football will break records as well."
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