Diego Maradona's 1986 World Cup match-shirt is going on sale for the first time

It will be put on sale in a dedicated online action between April 20 and May 4

The historic Argentina top was expected to sell for around £4m next month

But Dalma  Maradona's daughter says it is the jersey he wore in the first-half

While both  of Maradona's famous goals were scored early in the second half.


Sotheby's insist the jersey was worn in the second half and cited that Maradona confirmed this himself


Diego Maradona's 1986 World Cup match-shirt is going on sale for the first time.

It will be put on sale in a dedicated online action between April 20 and May 4

The historic Argentina top was expected to sell for around £4m next month

She added: 'This object has clear provenance, it is being consigned by the man that kicked Maradona the ball on the Hand of God play.

 

'Maradona acknowledges the provenance himself, in his book 'Touched by God', and he recalls giving it to Steve Hodge.

 

'It's been in the National Football Museum for 20 years, where countless people have seen it. There has never been a claim that it's not the shirt.'

 

Sotheby's hired an expert outside firm to Photomatch the shirt that is being auctioned which had found 'multiple conclusive matches' to the one Maradona scored his two second-half goals with.

 

A catalogue note for the item states: 'Sotheby's worked with Resolution Photomatching in order to match the shirt to both goals examining unique details on various elements of the item, including the patch, stripes, and numbering.