Diego Maradona played final game abroad in Canada and cheekily used Hand of God to win header as amazing footage shows
DIEGO MARADONA’S Hand of God goal against England will never be forgotten.
But footage released has shown the Argentina legend cheekily produce another handy moment in his final game abroad in Canada.
Maradona’s final overseas match was for Toronto Italia in 1996 as he again produced a moment of controversy.
The iconic footballer flicks the ball on with his hand to win a header.
He came out of semi-retirement to sign a professional contract for one match as Toronto Italia played the Canadian National Soccer League ‘All Star Team’.
The tale of that little-known final appearance has been captured in a short film by Copa 90 entitled ‘Diego’s Last Dance’.
Maradona, who died last year, notoriously used a hand to score his country’s opener in the 2-1 win over England at the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico.
But during the same game he also scored what is widely considered to be one of the best goals of all time.
The legend dribbled from inside his own half, leaving the England side in his wake, before slotting the ball past Peter Shilton.
It became known as the “goal of the century”.
Speaking about the Hand of God, Maradona said: “As I fell to the turf I didn’t see where the ball had gone. But look – there it is in the back of the net!
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“I began yelling ‘goal, goal!’ My teammate Sergio Batista – that idiot Checho – asked me if I’d used my hand to score.
“I told him: ‘Shut up, stupid, and hug me!’ Then everyone began embracing me.”
The legendary footballer died in November at the age of 60 from a heart attack.