Hand of God ref who tried to net £3million for match ball faces hefty loss in his second attempt to sell it
THE greedy Hand of God ref who tried to net £3million for the match ball faces a hefty loss in his second attempt to sell it.
A would-be buyer last month offered £2million for the ball which Ali Bin Nasser, 78, grabbed after the 1986 World Cup quarter-final.
Darren FletcherHand of God ref Ali Bin Nasser who tried to net £3million for the match ball faces a hefty loss[/caption]
Bin Nasser failed to spot Maradona blatantly punch the ball past Peter Shilton for the game’s first goalPopperfoto
The bid for the deflated Adidas was £500,000 below the London auction reserve price, so it was not sold.
Bin Nasser, 78, is now flogging it online with US firm Goldin.
But he could be kicking himself as, with eight days left on the auction, the highest bid is only £847,276.
He stashed the ball in a cupboard after Argentina’s controversial 2-1 victory over England in Mexico.
Tunisian Bin Nasser failed to spot Diego Maradona blatantly punch the ball past goalie Peter Shilton for the game’s first goal.
The midfielder, who also netted the second, later said the opener had been scored with “a little with the head of Maradona, and a little with the Hand of God”.
Bin Nasser, who never refereed at a World Cup again, decided to flog the ball last year.
Fifa rules stated that he was exclusive owner.
He plans to share the cash with family.
England’s Steve Hodge, who swapped shirts with Maradona after the game, flogged the star’s No 10 jersey for £7million last year.
AFPBin Nasser, who never refereed at a World Cup again, decided to flog the ball last year[/caption]
AFPBin Nasser could be kicking himself as, with eight days left on the auction, the highest bid is only £847,276[/caption]
The Mega AgencyThe ref stashed the ball in a cupboard after Argentina’s controversial 2-1 victory over England in Mexico[/caption]
GettyMaradona shakes hands with Peter Shilton under the watching eye of ref Ali Bin Nasser[/caption]
