Maradona, auctioned at Sotheby’s the legendary jersey worn in the 1986 final in Mexico City against England
There sweater worn by Diego Armando Maradona in the quarter-finals of 1986 World Cup against England is going up for auction and could well exceed 5 million dollars. This is the shirt of the “Hand of God” he was born in “Goal of the Century”, The two iconic seals of Pibe de Oro in Mexico City which took Argentina to the semifinals and then to the top of the world. The heirloom will go on sale at an online auction from 20 April to 4 May and in the meantime will be on public display at Sotheby’s gallery in London.
It is very likely that it will beat the record for the most expensive sports collector’s item in history belonging to the 1928-1930 jersey of the New York Yankees pitcher Babe Ruth, sold for 5.64 million dollars in 2019. Albiceleste was guarded for 35 years by the former English midfielder Steve Hodgethe protagonist of the unfortunate postponement that kicked off the goal of the “Hand of God”Who exchanged shirts with Maradona at the end of the game.
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