Maradona, the 1986 “hand of God” goal against England, admitted he wasn’t sure about continuing on the job. However back in Buenos Aires he ratified “every word” he said adding he would ...
The match ball used in the famous 1986 World Cup quarter final between England and Argentina carries an estimated price of £2 ...
his death has provided the opportunity to dig up the old humbug about the Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup, which involved Maradona’s fist essentially knocking the ball into England’s goal.
His most infamous goal technically wasn’t a goal at all. Maradona infamously scored what would be known as the Hand of God, where a perfectly placed hand by his head in the box scored the goal ...
Diego Maradona once named a Manchester United legend as his ‘favourite’ English player. Maradona divides the opinions of ...
Football has been shaped by moments where referees made controversial decisions that altered the course of matches and ...
Prior to that match, Argentina had booked their place in the semi-final of the World Cup following one of the most famous games in the history of the game, with Maradona scoring the 'Hand of God ...
In perhaps a summary of Maradona the man – and the player – his moment of magic followed on from possibly his most controversial act on a pitch; the 'Hand of God' goal. Four minutes later ...
Interestingly enough, in 2019, he was asked by FourFourTwo what Premier League club he liked the most. He said Manchester ...
Maradona later said in his autobiography, “It is very difficult not for it to be seen by two people, the referee and the linesman, so that’s why I said it was the ‘hand of God ...