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Maradona's 'Hand of God' ball in match against England goes for auction

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 238 words · By Video by Camille KNIGHT
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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.france24.com/en/maradona-s-hand-of-god-ball-in-match-against-england…

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Claim 1: “The football that Diego Maradona punched into the net for his infamous "Hand of God" goal is under the hammer this weekend.”
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The provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (discussing economic associations and general news sites) and do not mention the auction of the football.
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web search NEUTRAL — Noticias de última hora en Madrid. Permanece al tanto con toda la información local de Madrid en 20minutos.es
https://www.20minutos.es/madrid/
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web search NEUTRAL — La asociación sectorial UPTA estima que hay un millón de profesionales y pequeños negocios que están especialmente expuestos a las subidas y reclama al Gobierno ayudas específicas.
https://www.20minutos.es/lainformacion/
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web search NEUTRAL — Diario de información general y local más leído de España, consulta las noticias de última hora de España, internacional, local, deportes en 20minutos
https://www.20minutos.es/
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Claim 2: “is expected to fetch over 10 million dollars.”
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The claim states the ball is expected to fetch over 10 million dollars, but the provided evidence from a web search result explicitly states the ball 'sells for $3.35m', which directly contradicts the 10 million dollar figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "The Hand of God" (Spanish: La mano de Dios) is the name given to the opening goal awarded to Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during Argentina's victory over England in a quarter-final match at th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_hand_of_God
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diego Armando Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, he was one of the two …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maradona - La mano de Dios, internationally released as Maradona, the Hand of God, is a 2007 Italian-Argentine biographical film directed by Marco Risi. It is based on real life events of footballer D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maradona,_the_Hand_of_God
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Claim 3: “The historic ball from that infamous quarter final World Cup match between Argentina and England in 1986”
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Wikipedia and multiple web sources explicitly confirm that the 'Hand of God' goal occurred during the Argentina vs England quarter-final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1986 FIFA World Cup was the 13th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June 1986. The tournament was the se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, the thirteenth edition of FIFA's football competition for men's national teams, was played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on 29 June 1986, and was contest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Argentina 2–1 England quarter-final match of the 1986 FIFA World Cup was a football match played on 22 June 1986 between Argentina and England at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The match was held …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_v_England_(1986_FIFA…
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