The ball with which the famous Argentine star Diego Armando Maradona scored his goal against England in the 1986 World Cup was sold for 2 million pounds ($ 2.4 million).
And the British news agency (BA Media) reported that the Argentine star Maradona scored two goals that could not be missed in that match that was held in the quarter-finals of the tournament at the “Azteca” stadium in Mexico City.
Maradona controversially touched the ball with his hand to score the first goal against goalkeeper Peter Shelton, and the referee counted it, before scoring a wonderful goal from an individual effort in what was known as the “goal of the century.”
Gary Lineker, the top scorer in the 1986 edition, managed to score the goal to reduce the difference, to reach his sixth goal in the tournament.
England was eliminated from the tournament by losing 1/2, while Argentina continued its way to the final, where it was crowned with the tournament after defeating West Germany.
Tunisian referee Ali Ben Nasser, who took charge of the match at Azteca Stadium, owned the ball sold by Graham Budd auction today, Wednesday, and the initial estimate ranged between 2.5 million and 3 million pounds sterling.