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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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