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Robert Dex

Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ shirt set to sell for millions at auction

Diego Maradona scoring the ‘hand of God’ goal against England

(Picture: Bob Thomas/Getty Images)

The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored two of football’s most famous goals to dump England out of the 1986 World Cup is set to fetch around £4 million at auction.

Former Three Lions midfielder Steve Hodge, who swapped shirts with the Argentinian in the tunnel after the game, said he had been “proud” to own part of sporting history but has decided to sell it at Sotheby’s later this month.

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