Late Diego Maradona’s Hand of God jersey sells for document worth of roughly Rs 71 crores in London

Diego Maradona performed considered one of his greatest matches within the historical past of his profession carrying the jersey and scored two iconic targets. The first one was the notorious ‘Hand of God’ and the second was a solo run which is taken into account as probably the most well-known targets within the historical past of the competitors.

Diego Maradona mural in Argentina. (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSMaradona’s hand of God is taken into account as probably the most iconic targets in soccer historical pastMaradona wore the jersey to single-handedly knock Europe out of the World CupDiego Maradona handed away in November 2020

Argentine legend and one of many best footballers to have ever graced the sport of soccer, Late Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ jersey was bought at a document worth in an public sale at Sotheby’s in London. The jersey obtained a document shattering ultimate bid of $ 9.2 million, roughly Rs 71 crore.

The jersey was worn in Argentina’s title profitable marketing campaign of 1986 World Cup the place Maradona produced a masterclass to knock out England within the quarter-finals of the event. Steve Hodge, the previous England midfielder, swapped shirts with Maradona after the 1986 match and put it up for public sale on 6 April, 2022.

“This is arguably the most coveted football shirt to ever come to auction, and so it is fitting that it now holds the auction record for any object of its kind,” mentioned Brahm Wachter, Sotheby’s head of streetwear and trendy collectables.

Maradona scored two targets carrying that jersey within the quarter finals towards England, each of that are well-known for his or her uniqueness. The first one was the notorious ‘Hand of God’ by which Maradona used a little bit little bit of darkish arts to lob the ball over Peter Shilton. While the goalkeeper protested straightaway, the referee had dominated the choice within the favour of Argentina. The second aim for a lot of is the most effective aim to have ever been scored in a World Cup as Maradona single handedly took on all the England staff to attain an unbelievable solo aim within the knockout recreation. It was later named Goal of the Century by Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA.

Maradona had afterward mentioned about his first aim that it was ‘a little bit from the pinnacle of Maradona, and a little bit with the hand of God.’

The ultimate worth from the nameless purchaser made Maradona’s jersey the costliest sports activities memorabilia in historical past. The figures surpassed the earlier document of $8.8m for the unique hand-drawn Olympic manifesto bought in New York three years earlier than in 2019.

“This historic shirt is a tangible reminder of an important moment not only in the history of sports, but in the history of the 20th century,” mentioned Wachter.

“In the weeks since we announced the auction we have been inundated by sports fans and collectors alike, with a palpable excitement in the air for the duration of the public exhibition – and this unfiltered enthusiasm was echoed in the bidding,” he concluded.