Auction house Sotheby’s revealed on Wednesday (6th) that the shirt worn by the late Argentine star Mahler Donna when he played the “Hand of God” once morest England at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico will be auctioned , The auction price is expected to reach at least 4 million pounds (regarding 41 million Hong Kong dollars), and if it succeeds, it will greatly break the previous record for the auction price of football shirts.
The owner of this “Hand of God” jersey is the former England team player Steve Hodge (Steve Hodge), who exchanged jerseys with Maledonne following the game. It is worth mentioning that at that time, it was Maldonner who had been chasing Tsuruji for a return, and finally the “Hand of God” scene appeared. After Maledonne, he single-handedly KOed most of the England’s defense and scored a goal, which was hailed as one of the most wonderful goals in the history of football. When Mahler Donner passed away in 2020, Tsuruji made it clear at the time that he would not put his jersey up for auction.
Maledonnell eventually led Argentina to win the World Cup in 1986, beating then West Germany 3-2 in the final. The Argentine football legend died of a heart attack in 2020 at the age of 60.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the previous record for the auction price of a football jersey was the jersey worn by the Brazilian star Billy in the 1970 World Cup final in Mexico, which was auctioned for 157,750 pounds in 2002, more than three times higher than the original estimate. .Sotheby’s estimates that the auction price for the “Hand of God” jersey will be between £4 million and £6 million.auctionIt will end at 1:1 a.m. Hong Kong time on the 5th of next month.
Source: Comprehensive foreign media
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Football]”Hand of God” jersey is expected to sell for at least 40 million at auction」
