The ball punched in by Diego Maradona for his “Hand of God” goal at the 1986 World Cup has been sold at auction for nearly $2.4 million by the referee who missed soccer’s most famous handball. Ali Bin ...

Argentina's World Cup quarter-final against England in Mexico in 1986 became one of the most famous games in football history thanks to one man There have been few games in World Cup - and indeed ...

What if Russia and Ukraine were to meet in a refereed match somewhere in Middle East where the keys to the nuclear bombs and the computerised drones bearing deadly missiles were out of reach? Well, ...

Diego Maradona's notorious 'Hand of God' has been voted the most infamous incident to ever occur on a football pitch, according to a survey of fans. The Argentinian broke English hearts in 1986 when ...

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the death of one of the greatest footballers of all time: Diego Armando Maradona. On November 25, 2020, "El Pibe de Oro" died at the age of 60. Yet the brilliance ...

The linesman who failed to disallow Diego Maradona's infamous 'Hand of God' goal died haunted by the controversial incident, his widow says. Bulgarian official Bogdan Dochev later admitted he had seen ...

Diego Maradona who died aged 60 on Wednesday possessed "greatness but not sportsmanship" said former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton who was was victim to the infamous "hand of god" goal in the 1986 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Argentina striker Hernan Barcos had a "Hand of God" goal overruled by the fourth official as Palmeiras lost 2-1 at Internacional and remained deep in Brazilian championship ...

Former England striker Gary Lineker praised the late Diego Maradona as "arguably the greatest of all time" on Wednesday, but could not resist a reference to the Argentine's infamous "Hand of God" goal ...