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Diego Maradona thinks it is time the English stopped complaining about the ‘Hand of God’ goal he scored against their team at the 1986 World Cup.
Maradona has been in Scotland preparing for his debut as Argentina coach but many British journalists are just as interested in his contribution to a 2-1 win over England 22 years ago.

Maradona famously punched the ball into the net for the opening goal of that quarterfinal victory — instantly becoming a hate figure in England and burnishing his image as a hero back home.

But he said Tuesday that it was no worse than England being awarded a dubious goal during its 1966 World Cup final win.


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digitalfever   # digitalfever
  Posted 352 days ago. (hide)

Maradona scored on minute 55 with his fist, the famous “hand of God” goal.

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