AN INTERESTING FACT ON MARADONA –
The Hand of God goal was scored as the result of an illegal (but unpenalised) handball by Diego Maradona in the quarter-final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup between England and Argentina, played on 22 June 1986 in Mexico City‘s Estadio Azteca. Argentina won 2–1.
The goal was supposed to be hit by Maradona partially by his hand and partially by his head. The English goalkeeper was Shilton. Maradona later said, “I was waiting for my teammates to embrace me, and no one came… I told them, ‘Come hug me, or the referee isn’t going to allow it.'” Video and photographic evidence demonstrated that he had struck the ball with his hand, which was shown on television networks and in newspapers all over the world. For the next few days, the English press referred to the incident as “The Hand of the Devil.” Maradona remained unpopular with the English press, and when he was later banned from football for cocaine use, the tabloid newspaper The Sun stated in a headline “Dirty Diego Gone For Good!”
Such was the history of the controversial goal, but the goal remains one of the history’s best ever goals uptodate!
MARADONA IN INDIA
Maradona arrived in Kolkata, the football capital of India to a frenzied welcome by fans who defied tight security to catch a glimpse of the greatest footballing legend. Maradona sported a black jacket and trousers. There were doubts regarding whether Maradona would come to India after the recent Mumbai terror attacks but Maradona decided to keep up his date with India.
Later Maradona was seen dribbling the ball with his leg in the game between two local teams of Kolkata which took place under his presence.
An excellent footballer in a beautiful country supporting ‘The game of all times’!
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