This Tuesday it became known that the shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored the two goals once morest England in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, will be auctioned from April 20 to May 4 online for a price of 7.2 million eurosthat is, regarding 29 million pesos.
Hodge, current owner of the sports wardrobe piece, told in an interview how he got it, according to EFE review.
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“After an interview, I went down to the changing rooms behind the goal. Maradona walked with two of his companions. I met his eyes, tugged at my shirt as if to say ‘is there any chance of a trade?’ He came over, made a gesture of prayer, and we exchanged shirts. And that was it. It was as simple as that”, said the former English athlete.
In June 1986, a 25-year-old Diego Maradona made history in what is now one of the world’s most famous football matches. Now, the shirt he wore as he scored ‘The Hand of God’ is set to break a record as it heads to auction for the first time.https://t.co/9gIsVAtaK1
— Sotheby’s (@Sothebys) April 6, 2022
daughter of Diego Maradona talks regarding the auction of his father’s t-shirt
After hearing this news, one of the Argentine’s daughters, Dalma Maradona, He assured that the shirt that the auction house Sotheby’s will auction is not the one with which his father scored the two goals, but the one he used during the first half.
“You have no way of verifying that this is the second half, you are lying. He does not have the shirt of the two goals“, Said the woman on her Radio Metro program.
“There is one from the first half and another from the second. Knowing my dad, you know he didn’t give that shirt to anyone.. This man does not have it. He doesn’t have it. i know for sureDalma said.
He also claimed to know who has the shirt his father wore during the second half, but avoided giving the owner’s name. “It’s not that. I don’t want to say who has her because she’s crazy. This man doesn’t have it. I did not confirm it, he said it (Diego Maradona). He told me: ‘How am I going to give him the shirt of my life?
“It’s true. It is an important shirt that he has, the one from the first half, but without goals, a shame, ”he concluded.
