The football that Diego Maradona used to score his infamous “Hand of God” goal during Argentina’s win over England in the 1986 World Cup is expected to sell for US$10 million at a US auction this month. Maradona’s goal in the quarter-final match at the Estadio Azteca saw him punch the ball past the England goalkeeper, with the South Americans ultimately winning 2-1. After the game, the Argentine star said his goal was scored “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God”. “I think it’s easily the most historic ball in the realm of soccer,” said Dan Imler, vice-president of sports at Heritage Auctions. Photo: ReutersHe noted it was also the ball that Maradona used, in the same match, to score the so-called “Goal of the Century”, in which he dribbled past several English defenders before finishing past the goalkeeper.