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Former Leeds United star sells Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt for record amount at auction

Steve Hodge was a professional footballer before the days of players earning eye watering wages. Even though he was a Division One title winner with Leeds United, he wouldn't have earned anywhere near the amount of money he has recently come into.

That's due to the fact that Hodge has sold the Diego Maradona 'Hand of God' shirt. The former Leeds man was playing for England in the game that the Argentinian legend scored the infamous goal, where he punched ball past Peter Shilton. It also featured the spectacular solo goal where he dribbled from the halfway line to score. That brace meant that England were knocked out of the 1986 World Cup and Hodge managed to swap shirts with the match winner after the final whistle.

He has now been able to auction the famous number 10 shirt - through Sotherby's - for a fee of over £7million. This makes the shirt the most valuable ever sold.

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