Maradona's 'Hand of God' shirt expected to fetch Sh 602 million at auction

June 29, 1986 Argentina's football star team captain Diego Maradona. [photo courtesy]

The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored two of the most famous goals in footballing history was put up for auction on Wednesday but its sale was complicated by claims from his family that the wrong shirt is going under the hammer.

Maradona wore the No. 10 shirt in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final against England in Mexico. Six minutes into the second half he put Argentina ahead by sneakily punching the ball into the net, a goal made famous as the “Hand of God.”