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Sh302million! Maradona 'Hand of God' World Cup ball to be auctioned

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FILE - Argentina's Diego Maradona, left, beats England goalkeeper Peter Shilton to a high ball and scores his first of two goals in a World Cup quarterfinal soccer match, in Mexico City, on June 22, 1986. The ball used when Maradona scored his "Hand of God" goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has been put up for auction by the Tunisian referee who was in charge of the game. Graham Budd Auctions said Thursday Oct. 13, 2022 that they expect the 36-year-old Adidas ball, which referee Ali Bin Nasser owns, to fetch between $2.7 million and $3.3 million when it goes up for sale in Britain on Nov. 16, four days before the World Cup in Qatar kicks off. (AP Photo/El Grafico, File)

The ball used when Diego Maradona scored his "Hand of God" goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has been put up for auction by the Tunisian referee who was in charge of the game and missed soccer's most famous handball.

Graham Budd Auctions said Thursday that they expect the 36-year-old Adidas ball, which referee Ali Bin Nasser owns, to fetch between $2.7 million and $3.3 million [Sh302m] when it goes up for sale in Britain on Nov. 16, four days before the World Cup in Qatar kicks off.

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