Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' football from 1986 World Cup win over England sells for £2.5m
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- The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous 'hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m.
- Maradona famously punched the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton in Argentina's 2-1 quarter-final win over England.
- After the game, he told reporters it had been scored "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God".
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- The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous 'hand of God' goal at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for £2.5m.
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- Maradona famously punched the ball past goalkeeper Peter Shilton in Argentina's 2-1 quarter-final win over England.
- After the game, he told reporters it had been scored "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God".