{
  "id": 3082653,
  "title": "Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ football sells for US$3.35 million at US auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/diego-maradonas-hand-of-god-football-sells-for-us-3-35-million-at-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T18:01:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3365110/diego-maradonas-hand-god-football-sells-us335-million-us-auction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The football with which Diego Maradona scored his “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has sold at auction for US$3.35 million. The sale price achieved by Heritage Auctions in the United States was around US$6.7 million below the US$10 million estimate. The Dallas-based auction house had placed a US$2.5 million starting price on the Adidas Azteca ball. Maradona scored twice in…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}