It all happened in a worldin a world Cup. We, of course, have retained in our minds the goal of Andres Iniestawhich, on July 11, 2010, made Spain world championbut the world retains in its head, since June 22, 1986 and will never erase it, Diego Armando Maradona’s goal to England, in the World Cup in Mexico.
For us the ‘Iniestazo’which had already occurred a year earlier in Stamford Bridgedressed as a blaugrana, was something unforgettable, but for the world the goal of ‘the hand of God’ it is something that still lasts. The Don Andrés thing was pure luxury, a marvel and, above all, a play that shook tens of millions of Spaniards, placing Spanish football in the place it deserved and had never achieved.
…and the goal of the century
Maradona’s thing was trickery, the play of a playful street ‘kid’ who, four years after his country lost the Falklands War against England, eliminated the English in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in Mexico (2-1).
And he did, wow! to the data, to the feat, not only with ‘the hand of God’ but also, remember, you will surely keep him in your memory, with which FIFA recognized as the ‘Goal of the Century’in a 2002 survey. With a tie at one, Maradona made one of his gallops, with the ball stuck to his boots, he beat five rivals and scored, low, next to the goalpost Peter Shilton. She knew that they remembered him,
Well then, I will tell you that a few days ago, three or four, no more, the Tunisian referee Ali Bin Nasserwho was the one who conceded the ‘hand of God’ goal in 1986 and who had such a precious trophy at home, jealously guarded after the match held at the Azteca stadium in Mexico Citydecided to break away (“it is time for the world to enjoy it”, he said) that adidas balloon and delivered it to the London auction house Graham Budd Auctions, which has just awarded it for 2.3 million euros, although its experts estimated that the bid could have reached 3 million euros.
Remember that, after that feat, Maradona said that he had scored that goal “a little with his head and a little with the hand of God”. Years later, he added with even greater sarcasm: “It was like pickpocketing the English.”
The linesman deceived him
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“Honestly,” referee Ali Bin Nasser once again acknowledged when handing over the ball to be auctioned off, “I couldn’t fully see the play, as both Shilton and Maradona covered me, but I realized that my linesman was running towards the center of the field and I decided to give the goal. I remember that Bobby Robsonresponsible for England, congratulated me on the match although, he told me, your linesman was irresponsible”.
It should not be forgotten that, in May of last year, the Sotheby’s auction house, also British, auctioned off the shirt worn by ‘Pelusa’ in that historic match and which was in the hands of Steve Hodge, the first English defender that Maradona dribbled and left on the pitch in his career towards the winning goal and who, at the end of the match, was the only one who approached Diego Armando and asked him for his jacket. The shirt reached 8.5 million euros and, apparently, it was bought by a powerful company from Saudi Arabia.