Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball is auctioned: the incredible amount for which it was sold

The ‘Hand of God’ ball by Diego Armando Maradona was sold at auction for 3.35 million dollars (2.9 million euros) at Heritage Auctions in the United States this weekend.

The sale of the ball, with which the legendary footballer scored the ‘Hand of God’ goal for Argentina against England in the 1986 World Cupfinally did not meet the expectations that had been created.

The auction, which started with a base price of 2.5 million and was celebrated on Saturday, broke records and reached ten million.

That Maradona goal, in the Argentina’s 2-1 victory against England in the quarterfinals In the end, it became iconic in football historywhen the Argentine jumped and hit the ball with his fist, but the referee did not see the foul and considered the goal valid.

Later, and after Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, the ‘Diez’ assured that his goal had been scored “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God.”

The disappointment regarding the final amount of the sale has been confirmed not only because forecasts were not met but because the shirt that the Argentine star wore in that same match was auctioned in 2022 for more than eight million euros, and became one of the most expensive sports collectibles ever sold.