Maradona's shirt sold for ~£7–9 million
England player Steve Hodge, who swapped shirts with Maradona after the 1986 Hand of God game, later sold the shirt for approximately £7–9 million.
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First Port Stanley, Now This?? (with The Upshot!) | The History of The World Cup (Part 3/4)
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Jun 15, 2026
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Red Rag To A Bull
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The hosts frame Italia '90 as the moment football truly became big business. England, dogged through the 1980s by hooliganism and stadium disasters, achieves a kind of national rehabilitation. Cameroon's performances mark the breakthrough of African football on the world stage, with Roger Milla's celebrations becoming iconic. The Italian Mafia absorb FIFA's stadium construction contracts — which the hosts note is somehow more romantic than modern state-sponsored corruption, in the way that The Godfather is more romantic than Gianni Infantino. Maradona, his protection from Italian authorities eroded by his divisive Italia '90 stunts, is eventually exposed. Before a semi-final in Naples between Italy and Argentina, he publicly tells Napoli fans that the north has always despised the south — and a significant faction of Italian supporters cheer Argentina. In northern Italy, a subsequent poll names Maradona the worst villain of the 20th century, with Hitler a distant fifth [1] — Horatio Gould "They do a poll of most hated— worst villain of the 20th century in northern Italy, and he wins it by miles. Hitler's like distant fifth." 53:15 . Maradona's drug test failures mount; he eventually flees to Argentina, where he is found with 500 grams of cocaine but receives a minor punishment [2] — Horatio Gould "Maradona's shirt sold for ~£7–9 million: England player Steve Hodge, who swapped shirts with Maradona after the 1986 Hand of God game, late…" 51:50 .
Maradona found with 500g of cocaine in Argentina
After fleeing Italy, Maradona was busted in Argentina with approximately 500 grams of cocaine but received only a minor punishment.
Maradona Splits Italy in Two at the 1990 World Cup
Before Italy's 1990 World Cup semi-final in Naples against Argentina, Maradona publicly told Napoli fans that the Italian north had always hated and marginalised the south. A significant chunk of Italian fans cheered for Argentina. In northern Italy, Maradona would later win a poll for worst villain of the 20th century — with Hitler a distant fifth.
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