The house expected that the Adidas ball, which was made 36 years ago and owned by Bin Nasser, would fetch between $2.7 million and $3.3 million, when it was put up for sale in Britain on November 16, just 4 days before the start of the World Cup in Britain. Diameter.
The goal that gave Argentina a 1-0 lead in the quarter-final against England in Mexico City turned into a bit of a World Cup legend, when Maradona jumped as if he would head the ball but hand it past goalkeeper Peter Shilton, England players protested but Bennacer counted Target.
After that, Maradona said sarcastically that the goal was scored “as much from Maradona’s head and as much from the hand of God.”
During the same match, Maradona managed to score his second goal, which was chosen as one of the goals of the World Cup of the century, when he cut 68 meters from his half of his stadium and made his way past half of the England team before he overtook Chilton, and then scored the goal.
Argentina won the match 2-1 and continued its journey to lift the World Cup, and Maradona was crowned as one of the game’s greatest players, until he died in 2020 at the age of 60.
In a statement published by the auction house, Bin Nasser said: “This ball is part of the history of world football. It seems the right time to share it with the world.”
The shirt Maradona wore in that match against England fetched $9.3 million at an auction in May, which was the highest price ever paid at auction for a sporting memorabilia.
And the “Graham Bad” auction house said that Ben Nasser will also auction the shirt with which he managed the quarter-final match, and another shirt signed by Maradona with the words “my friend forever”, in a reunion meeting years after the match.
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