Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" Shirt

In the quarter-final at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 22 June 1986, Maradona scored twice against England: first with his hand, after England midfielder Steve Hodge sliced the ball towards him, then with a solo goal often called the goal of the century. Hodge swapped shirts with Maradona after the match and kept this one, lending it for some twenty years to the National Football Museum in Manchester. Sotheby's sold it in an online auction that closed on 4 May 2022 for £7,142,500, then a record for sports memorabilia.

1. 22 June 1986

   Worn by Maradona against EnglandB

   World Cup quarter-final at the Estadio Azteca, Mexico City.

2. 22 June 1986

   Swapped with England's Steve Hodge after the matchA

3. c. 2002–2022

   On loan to the National Football MuseumA

   For about twenty years.

4. 4 May 2022

   Sold at Sotheby's for £7,142,500B

Worn by · 22 June 1986

Diego MaradonaB

Owned by · 1986–2022

Steve HodgeA

Worn at · 22 June 1986

Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)B

Worn at · 22 June 1986

Estadio AztecaB

Exhibited at · c. 2002–2022

National Football MuseumAmedium confidence

Associated with · 2022

Sotheby'sB

1. A

   NPR / WLRN, 'Maradona's "Hand of God" shirt fetches $9.3M at auction, a sports memorabilia record' (5 May 2022)

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2. B

   ITV News, 'Diego Maradona's "Hand of God" shirt sells at auction for more than £7 million' (4 May 2022)

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