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New Delhi (India), May 20:<\/strong> Diego Armando Maradona, for many\u00a0\u2013\u00a0the greatest footballer of all time \u2013 was remembered at the stadium where he scored his first-ever international goal for Argentina back in 1979\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Hampden Park, Glasgow. His achievements were recalled by two contrasting figures in his footballing journey. Argentinian World Cup-winning legend Ossie Ardiles, an international teammate and friend of Diego\u2019s and perhaps Diego\u2019s most famous opponent, legendary England Captain Terry Butcher.<\/p>\n

Butcher and Maradona featured together in the most memorable World Cup match in history, England v Argentina at Mexico\u00a0\u201886. Maradona scoring his\u00a0\u2018hand of god\u2019\u00a0goal and the\u00a0\u2018Goal of the Century\u2019\u00a0when he dribbled past the England team including a last-ditch tackle by England captain Butcher. Maradona was presented with the Adidas Golden Ball trophy to recognize him as best player of the 1986 World Cup.<\/p>\n

The Golden Ball Trophy is to be auctioned in Paris at the world-famous Aguttes Auction House on the 6th of June. The unique item encapsulates all of the memories of that dramatic match and Diego\u2019s finest moment \u2013 winning the World Cup for Argentina.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the auction of the trophy Terry Butcher commented:<\/p>\n

\u201cI would pay 7 million to buy Maradona\u2019s Golden Ball just to destroy it. But joking apart, I would like to say that Maradona is THE best player I\u2019ve ever played against and certainly a contender for the greatest player ever; he really didn\u2019t need to cheat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSteve Hodge my England midfield colleague swapped shirts with Maradona after the infamous World Cup Quarter-Final. It sold for over 7 million pounds at auction, that gives an idea of what the Golden Ballwillraise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs you know, I\u2019m strongly opposed to how VAR has been implemented in football, but it would have changed the headlines from\u00a0\u2018Hand of God\u2019\u00a0to\u00a0\u2018Caught Red Handed\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ossie Ardiles commented:\u00a0\u201cSeeing Diego\u2019s Golden Ball Award again, brings back so many memories of my dear friend Diego.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Golden Ball is the symbol of something spectacular and unique. It marks the pinnacle of the World\u2019s greatest player, the greatest World Cup goal. And the greatest individual performance of any World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very emotional for me to be here at Hampden Park at the scene of Diego\u2019s first-ever goal for Argentina as an 18-year-old boy. We could see then he was going to be something special.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDiego of course, in time, would become for me the greatest player of all time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 1986 with the goal against England starting at the halfway line defined him. The pace, the power, the belief and the incredible, unmatched in history, control of the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot only did he have the \u2018hand of god\u2019 but he is the god of football.\u00a0\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me he is the greatest ever player in the world\u2019s favourite sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking about the comparison of Maradona to modern players including Messi and Ronaldo, Ossie Ardiles said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Cristiano, he is one of my favourite players of all time. His dedication to his art and his longevity in the sport and his achievements are incredible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I have to choose Lionel (Messi) as the greatest modern-day player. He has won it all. Champions Leagues, Copa Am\u00e9rica and the World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it has to be Diego as the greatest footballer of all time. He had it all and he did it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a troubled life Diego, but what we should always remember, this is a boy who beat poverty to become the world\u2019s greatest footballer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one in the world is a perfect person but Diego Armando Maradona was the perfect footballer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of you my friend for everything you achieved, for the joy and happiness you brought so many around the world. Your legend willlive\u00a0forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further Background Information<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Aguttes auction house will offer at auction a piece of world football history on June 6th, 2024: Diego Maradona\u2019s Adidas Golden Ball trophy (1960 \u2013 2020) awarded to the best player of the Mexico\u00a0\u201886 World Cup. This is the most important individual distinction awarded to Maradona for a tournament in which he captained Argentina to World Cup victory, scored the\u00a0\u2018Goal of the Century\u2019\u00a0and the infamous\u00a0\u2018Hand of God\u2019\u00a0goal against England in the politically charged quarter-final encounter.<\/p>\n

Jorge Burruchaga, Argentinian teammate of Diego Maradona and scorer of the winning goal at the 1986 World Cup\u00a0says,\u00a0\u201cAt that 1986 World Cup, Diego shone like never before or since in his career; it was his monument. We knew we had the best player in the world, there was no doubt about it, we knew it for a fact.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMy favourite recollection of this World Cup is the second goal he scored against England, which remains the most beautiful in history for me because you must consider the state of the pitch, the altitude, the context between the two countries, and what he managed to do\u2026 He breezed past six players\u2026 It was divine. On that day, he created a lasting legacy for all Argentinian sportsmen and women, not just footballers, showing just how much, you have to fight to be worthy of wearing the Argentine jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Diego Armando Maradona was named\u00a0\u201cPlayer of the 20th Century\u201d\u00a0by FIFA, along with Pel\u00e9, and this trophy symbolizes his greatest achievement and his greatest ever goal.<\/p>\n

Since the 1982 FIFA World Cup, the Adidas Golden Ball has rewarded the best player of the tournament, and thus constitutes one of the most prestigious individual distinctions in the world of football.<\/p>\n

Maradona received the Adidas Golden Ball trophy at Lido (Paris, France) on November 13, 1986, as the best player of the World Cup. A unique piece in the history of football, this award given to the most emblematic player of this sport, alongside Pel\u00e9, constitutes a first in the art market: no Adidas Golden Ball trophy has been presented at auction, until today. The FIFA Museum (Zurich, Switzerland) preserves the Adidas Golden Ball from 1990.<\/p>\n

While the Adidas Golden Ball changes design at each World Cup, the 1986 trophy uses the designs of the official Adidas\u00a0\u201cAzteca\u201d\u00a0ball used for this World Cup in Mexico.<\/p>\n

At a recent auction, the shirt worn by Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup match against England, was sold for a reported figure in region of $7 million. It was sold by former England player Steve Hodge who exchanged shirts with Maradona after the classic world Cup match with Maradona scoring the\u00a0\u2018Hand of God\u2019\u00a0goal and the\u00a0\u2018Goal of the Century.\u2019\u00a0The Adidas Golden Ball trophy encompasses and marks all of that history.<\/p>\n

Fran\u00e7ois Thierry, sports expert for Aguttes Auction House\u00a0says\u00a0\u201cUsed far too often wrongly, the word\u00a0\u201clegend\u201d\u00a0fits Diego Maradona perfectly. He is to football what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Michael Jordan to basketball, an icon who goes far beyond the boundaries of his sport. He is certainly one of the most human athletes we have ever known, with his strengths and weaknesses. The golden kid \u201cEl Pibe de Oro\u201d\u00a0(The Golden Boy) also nicknamed \u201cthe God of football\u201d, is a special case in the history of world football, a raw and instinctive talent, in a career punctuated by strokes of brilliance with both success and excess. The history of football with a capital H is closely linked to that of Maradona.\u201dwww.aguttes.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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