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Freddie Keighley

Peter Shilton claims £7m Diego Maradona shirt was lucky to survive England dressing room

Peter Shilton has declared the shirt Diego Maradona scored his notorious 'Hand of God' goal in would have been "ripped up into a thousand pieces" if he had known it was in the England dressing room.

Maradona infamously prodded the ball beyond Shilton with his outstretched arm to set Argentina on course for the semi-finals of the 1986 World Cup. Minutes later, he scored the so-called 'Goal of the Century' after leaving numerous Three Lions players in his wake with a breathtaking run.

Following the full-time whistle, England midfielder Steve Hodge swapped shirts with Maradona and he was the proud owner of the bright blue jersey for many decades. It was on display in the National Football Museum in Manchester before Hodge decided to sell it via an auction at Sotheby's.

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