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Maradona's 'Hand of God'ball sells for £2.5m

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.

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BBC News24 Aug 2026, 06:55 amUpdated 16h ago1 min readWorldWorld

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Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball sells for £2.5m

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.

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Source: BBC News. Published 24 Aug 2026, 06:55 am.

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