Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball sells for £2.5m

SportFootballDiego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball sells for £2.5mMaradona scored a controversial goal against England in the 1986 World CupHarry Latham-Coyle Monday 24 August 2026 09:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3038027","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/diego-maradona-hand-of-god-ball-auction-england-argentina-b3038027.html","title":"Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball sells for £2.5m"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-221061","index":0}(AFP/Getty)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideSportNews","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSport","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}The football with which Diego Maradona scored his famous “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has sold for £2.5m at auction.Maradona struck twice in a 2-0 quarter-final win in Mexico City 40 years ago, the first via his hand after beating English goalkeeper P...