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Diego Maradona’s Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup (reddthat.com)
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[–] adhocfungus@midwest.social 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Never heard of this, so I looked it up.

"The Hand of God" (Spanish: La mano de Dios) is the name given to the opening goal awarded to Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during Argentina's victory over England in a quarter-final match at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The goal was allowed to stand because none of the match referees could see Maradona using his left hand to score.

The Hand Of God

[–] wifemademesignup@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Thanks for that. Have me a laugh.