Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball sells for £2.5m

Maradona scored a controversial goal against England in the 1986 World Cup

The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous 'hand of God' goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final victory over England is sold at auction.

Maradona’s 1986 World Cup ball sold for $3.35m. He used his hand to score against England, dubbing it the ‘Hand of God’.

Diego Maradona’s Hand of God ball sells for $3.3m at US auction  The Times

Heritage Auctions estimated the ball would sell for $10 million.

Despite predictions of a record breaking sale, the ball fell well short of its estimate, but still sold for more than it previously did.

The football that Diego Maradona punched into the net for his infamous "Hand of God" goal is under the hammer this weekend. The historic ball from that infamous quarter final World Cup match between Argentina and England in 1986 is expected to fetch over 10 million dollars. Details by Camille Knight.