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Stop Celebrating Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Goal
The “Hand of God” downgrades the competency by which players distinguish themselves. Additionally, it is an unambiguous case of cheating. Maradona intentionally and surreptitiously violated a rule of the sport to obtain an advantage that he would not have obtained otherwise – it…
In soccer, memorable goals are generally linked to the players who scored them. Few can be recalled without mention of the individual – or even the team – involved.
Yet, two goals in one game 40 years ago have attained that status. One is known universally as the “ Hand of God ,” and the other is widely acknowledged as the “ Goal of the Century .” Both were scored by Argentine star Diego Maradona against England in the quarterfinal of the FIFA World Cup at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on June 22, 1986.
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