Matthäus returns Maradona jersey from 1986 World Cup remaining

The jersey Diego Maradona wore within the 1986 World Cup remaining was again in Argentine fingers Thursday due to German nice Lothar Matthäus.

Matthäus, who swapped jerseys with Maradona at halftime of the ultimate received by Argentina in México, returned the historic attire at a ceremony on the Argentina Embassy in Madrid. The shirt might be displayed at a brand new soccer museum within the Spanish capital.“It was always a great honor to play against him,” Matthäus stated of the late Maradona, by way of a translator. “As a player and a person, he was always someone very important to me. He will always be in our hearts.” Matthäus stated he additionally exchanged jerseys with Maradona after the 1990 World Cup remaining received by the Germans in Italy.

He stated that shirt was in a museum in Germany.The jersey Maradona wore towards England within the quarterfinals of the 1986 World Cup, when he scored the controversial “Hand of God” purpose, was offered for greater than $9 million in a web based public sale by Sotheby’s in May, the best value ever paid at public sale for a bit of sports activities memorabilia.

Matthäus was given a plaque on the Argentina Embassy in recognition of his soccer profession and contribution of sporting values.