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According to reports from Argentine media TyC Sport on April 6, a sensational news spread that was that Maradona played the hand of God and the century-old goal-scoring jersey was auctioned! The jersey is Argentina's opponent, England player Steve Hodge.
As an English player, changing jerseys with Maradona in that game made him bear a lot of public pressure, but Hodge didn't care and believed that this was a symbol of friendship between the two countries. Two years ago, Hodge was interviewed by the media and talked about changing jerseys with Maradona. He said that after doing this, he was violent and his teammates were also angry. However, he has been collecting this fall jersey of Maradona for 34 years (as of 2020), and he is invited to sell it every day. But Hodge said he would not sell the Maradona's down-court jersey, although it was estimated at $1 million at the time.
However, in the end, Hodge broke his promise in 2022. He took out this very meaningful jersey for auction, and the estimate was far more than two years ago. According to the report of " Times ", Maradona's original jersey in Hand of God may be auctioned for 4 million pounds (5.2 million US dollars), or even up to 7 million US dollars! Of course, this jersey has a greater historical value, because it may be the most valuable jersey in history.
jersey auction time is from April 20 to May 4. Although it is in the collection of Hodge, he has provided the jersey to the National Football Museum in Manchester from 2003 to the present and exhibited. Because it was a direct exchange and a long history, Maradona has also passed away, so whether the jersey is authentic or not has become a mystery. The agency responsible for the auction, , Sotheby's , cooperated with professional companies, and through very detailed details, it was finally confirmed that this was the drop-off jersey worn by Maradona in the Hand of God and the World Cup in the Century.
In this report, Hodge also added the process of changing his jerseys with Maradona. He thought he would not play in the World Cup again, so he wanted to change his jersey with his opponent to commemorate him. Maradona was celebrating with Argentina teammates at the time, and Hodge wanted to give up. But he eventually went to the locker room and applied for a jersey change with Maradona, and finally got it.
However, Maradona's eldest daughter, Dalma Maradona, refused to accept that this jersey was the drop-off jersey worn by Maradona in the Hand of God and the Century goals. She said that Hodge could not prove that this was the jersey and accused the latter of lying. The eldest daughter of Maradona first judged based on her father's habits and believed that Maradona wore two jerseys at that time, and with Maradona's personality, he could not give that jersey to anyone, including that person (Hoch).
Maradona's eldest daughter said she had another evidence, that is, she knew who Maradona's drop-off jersey was in, but she wanted to keep the name secret. But Dalma Maradona did not deny that this was the drop-off jersey of that game, but said that the jersey that was auctioned was worn by Maradona in the first half, equally important, but not the most important, and Maradona's Hand of God and the Century goal both took place in the second half.
