The jersey worn by Diego Maradona during the match against England during the 1986 World Cup will be exhibited in Qatar on the occasion of the 2022 World Cup. On May 4, the famous jersey sold for $9.3 million at auction , a record.
The anonymous buyer of the jersey has agreed to lend it to the Qatar Sports Museum, where it has been on display since this Sunday and until April 1, 2023. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, leader of Qatar's museums and figure of the ruling family, said they were "happy" to have obtained this loan as part of an exhibition dedicated to the history of football and the World Cup.
The shirt that Diego Maradona wore when he scored his infamous 'Hand of God' goal against England in 1986 will go on display in Qatar during the World Cup just five months after it set a record price at auction, a top official said Saturday.https ://t.co/wG0SOf0F7b#MonitorUpdates
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An exchange of jerseys at the end of the match
During this quarter-final against England, Diego Maradona scored the two winning goals (2-1).
The Argentine football legend, who died in November 2020 at the age of 60, first pushed the ball with his hand against the English goalkeeper.
Four minutes later, he deceived several opponents to score the "goal of the century".
Argentina won the World Cup that year.
At the end of the match, Maradona swapped shirts with England midfielder Steve Hodge.
The latter lent the jersey to a museum in Manchester for twenty years before putting it up for auction in May, breaking a record.
Since then, a Michael Jordan jersey sold for $10.1 million in mid-September, becoming the most expensive new sporting item in the world.
“Symbols of human passion”
Maradona's jersey will be displayed alongside other iconic items from football history.
We already find in the museum a ball from the first final of the World Cup in 1930, the first writing of the rules of football, a bronze of the right foot of the emblematic Brazilian player Pelé or other jerseys worn by the great Sport.
“Many of the exhibits at the Sports Museum are symbols of human passion with long and moving stories,” commented Sheikha Al Mayassa.
“These objects now have a life of their own in global culture – inspiring emotions, evoking memories and sparking dialogue.
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