Maradona's 'Hand of God'
Former England striker Gary Lineker on Maradona's historic goals in the 1986 World Cup.
In 1986, Argentina striker Diego Maradona scored two goals against England which have gone down in World Cup history.
The first goal is now known as the "hand of God" and the second as the "goal of the century".
England frontman Gary Lineker saw both goals go in and shares his memories with Sporting Witness.
(Image: Argentina's Diego Maradona scoring his side's first goal past English goalkeeper Peter Shilton by use of his hand, Maradona later claimed that the goal was scored by "the hand of God". Credit: BONGARTS/Getty Images)
Last on
More episodes
Broadcasts
- Sat 16 Jun 2012 09:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
- Mon 18 Jun 2012 01:50GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online
Olympic history
The inside and personal story of the key moments from sporting history
Sporting Witness Films
Watch sporting heroes tell their stories of astonishing achievement
Podcast
-
![]()
Sporting Witness
Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history told by people who were there
