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Daily Mirror
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Freddie Keighley

Diego Maradona's famous 'Hand of God' shirt sells for over £7m at auction

The shirt worn by Argentina legend Diego Maradona as he downed England with two of most famous goals in football history has sold at auction for over £7million.

Maradona donned the bright blue strip as he scored the notorious 'Hand of God' goal early in the second half of the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against the Three Lions.

The playmaker rose and prodded the ball beyond Peter Shilton with his fist - unbeknown to the referee - to put his country ahead, later saying the goal was made "a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God".

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