Right through the sport, Hodge by chance flicked the ball into the air for Maradona to attain the notorious ‘Hand of God’ purpose.
“The Hand of God is in reality a unique second now not simplest within the historical past of sports activities, however within the historical past of the 20 th century,” mentioned Brahm Wachter, Head of Streetwear and Fashionable Collectables at Sotheby’s, the public sale area the place the blouse is ready to be bought.
“The instant resonated a long way past the arena of soccer, coming quickly after the Falklands battle, and has in flip impressed books, movies, and documentaries. Maradona is now remembered as some of the biggest to ever play the sport of soccer — and this actual recreation is an instrumental a part of his legacy.
“In fact, now not simplest used to be ‘The Hand of God’ purpose scored on this recreation, but additionally, the ‘Objective of the Century’ which is broadly thought to be to be some of the biggest person objectives of all time,” Wachter added.
Maradona’s blouse is predicted to problem Babe Ruth’s Yankee street jersey as the costliest match-worn jersey bought at public sale, with the present file $5.64 million.
It is the first time the blouse has been available on the market, having prior to now been on show on the Nationwide Soccer Museum in Manchester, England.
“I’ve been the proud proprietor of this merchandise for over 35 years, since Diego and I swapped shirts within the tunnel after the famed tournament,” Hodge mentioned. “It used to be an absolute privilege to have performed towards some of the biggest and most opulent soccer avid gamers of all time.
“The Hand of God blouse has deep cultural that means to the soccer international, the folks of Argentina, and the folks of England and I am positive that the brand new proprietor could have immense delight in proudly owning the arena’s maximum iconic soccer blouse.”
The blouse shall be on sale on-line from April 20 to Would possibly 4 and shall be displayed at Sotheby’s in London at some stage in the public sale.
