Diego Maradona had greatness in him but his refusal to apologise for his 'Hand of God' goal that helped knock England out of the 1986 World Cup proved he lacked sportsmanship, former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton has said.
Maradona died after suffering a heart attack at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires on Wednesday, less than a month after his 60th birthday.Shilton was in goal for England during their World Cup quarter-final in Mexico, when six minutes into the second half Maradona leapt in front of him to touch a high ball into the net with his fist after the keeper had charged out to punch clear."As he ran away to celebrate he even looked back twice, as if waiting for the referee's whistle.
"He scored a brilliant second almost immediately, but we were still reeling from what had happened minutes earlier ... It has bothered me over the years. I won't lie about that now."
Absolutely on the dot
Sour 🍇
d person died. now wanna make such a statement for what?
Yes all the while from last night i shared same sentiments with Shilton , but saw abundance of comments on how great Maradona was , read my tweets
Salty
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