The eldest daughter of Argentine legend Diego Maradona claimed that her father's number "10" shirt, which is expected to be sold at an auction of about 5 million euros, is not the shirt with which Maradona scored two goals in the quarter-finals of the World Cup Mexico 1986 against England.

Dalma said - in an interview with Argentine radio - that her father changed his shirt between the halves of the match due to the high temperatures in the famous "Azteca" stadium in "Mexico City", which hosted the match more than 36 years ago.

She added, "Ex-England player Steve Hodge believes he got my father's shirt in the second half, but there is something that needs to be clarified so that the truth is known who wants to buy the shirt."

"Dalma" was asked about the location of the second half shirt, "I know who has the shirt, but I will not say so as not to expose that person. All I can say is that the shirt that is sold at auction is not the one with which my father scored his goals."

The shirt will be auctioned later this month, Sotheby's announced on Wednesday.

The blue shirt, which bears the number "10", has been in the possession of English midfielder Hodge for all these years, who exchanged his shirt with Maradona after England's 1-2 loss in the World Cup quarter-finals.

That match was one of the most memorable and engraved in football's heritage because of Maradona's two goals, one infamous and one of the most spectacular at the Azteca stadium.

Maradona sparked controversy by saying that scoring the goal was "a little with Maradona's head and a little in the hands of God" (Getty Images)

The first goal came in the 51st minute when Hodge specifically intercepted a ball on the outskirts of the England penalty area, and tried to return it to his goalkeeper, Peter Shilton.

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England players protested to the referee of the match, Tunisian Ali Bennacer, but he did not care about them and scored the goal.

Then Maradona raised the controversy after that, saying that scoring the goal was "a little with Maradona's head and a little in the hands of God."

And after 4 minutes of the "illegal" goal, Maradona struck again, scoring a goal considered by many to be the best in the history of the World Cup.

The Argentine star received the ball in the middle of the field and dribbled more than once, leaving 5 English defenders panting behind him, before he bypassed goalkeeper Shelton and shot into the goal, a goal that was chosen as the "goal of the century" in a poll conducted by the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA).

Steve Hodge swapped shirts with Diego Maradona after the infamous World Cup clash between England and Argentina in 1986.

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Hodge - who played 24 matches with the "Three Lions" national team - recalled the meeting with Maradona in an interview with the "FIFA" website, that "I thought I would not be here again. I will try to get the shirt."

Hodge failed the first time but got a second chance to meet Maradona after speaking to the media. "After the interview, I went down to the locker rooms. Maradona was walking with two of his colleagues.. I looked him in the eye and took off my shirt as if I was saying: Any chance of a trade?" "He agreed right away, and we exchanged shirts. And that was it. It was simple."

In the past, Hodge claimed that the famous shirt from the World Cup quarter-final match was not for sale.

"I've owned it for 34 years and have never tried to sell it," he said in 2020, "it has incredible sentimental value."

But after 35 years of pride in the shirt, the former Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest midfielder decided to sell it by auction, and Sotheby's estimated the shirt in which Maradona scored the "Hand of God" and "Goal of the Century" goal in the World Cup at between 5 and 7 million euros.

“I have been a proud owner of this jersey for more than 35 years,” Hodge said. “It holds a deep cultural meaning for the world of football and I am sure the new owner will be proud to own the most iconic jersey in the world of football.”