Maradona’s Football shirt sold for £7 million: A new auction record for any item of sports memorabilia

Diego Maradona’s Football shirt worn during the notorious “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 World Cup has always been unique and legendary. Although it was not the shirt he planned to wear for the match against England. The shirt was auctioned for £7.1 million and bought by a Middle Eastern buyer linked to Manchester City. Argentina wanted to beg the new owner to let them display it in Buenos Aries after failing in a bid to buy it back. Private collect Marcelo Ordas broke down in tears today after losing out on the chance to reclaim the shirt Diego wore when he scored the two goals which beat England in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

The late football icon swapped shirts with England midfielder Steve Hodge after full time and he has been in possession of the treasured item for the last 35 years. The shirt which has spent the last 20 years on loan at the National Football Museum in Manchester went under the hammer at Sotheby’s on Wednesday afternoon for £7, 142, 500 marking a new auction record for any item of sports memorabilia