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“It seems he had greatness, but unfortunately he didn’t have sportsmanship,” said the former English goalkeeper.
Soccer legend Diego Maradona, who died Wednesday, was gifted with “greatness but not sportsmanship,” said former English goalkeeper Peter Shilton, a victim of the famous hand of God.
Shilton regretted that Maradona never apologized for the goal, the first of two he scored in that match.
Even more than the trophy won in 1986, what is considered the best goal in the history of the World Cup remains in the memory of all football lovers, with Maradona from the center of the field, with the ball glued to his left foot, and to fake all the English who came before him, until he beat up Peter Shilton.
It was in the quarterfinals, in the 2-1 victory over England, and it happened minutes after the famous episode of the hand of God, a move thus defined by Pelusa himself, to justify the goal scored with the hand.
In an interview with the Daily Mail newspaper, the former English goalkeeper assured that the Argentine star was “the best player he played against”, but added: “What I don’t like is that he never apologized.”
“At no point did he admit that he had cheated, or that he would like to apologize (…) Instead, he used his hand of God expression. It wasn’t fair, ”he said.
“It seems that he had greatness, but unfortunately there was no sportsmanship,” he said.
Shilton, 71, admitted that his life “has long been linked to Diego Maradona’s,” but not in the way he would have liked.
The former English goalkeeper mourned the death of Maradona and sent his condolences to the family.
The body of soccer legend Diego Maradona arrived at the Argentine presidential palace in Buenos Aires, where the funeral will be held, according to images from sports channels TyC and ESPN.
Hundreds of people queued in front of the presidential palace to say goodbye to the 1986 world champion, at the public wake that will take place today, from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm (between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm in Lisbon) , indicated the Argentine presidency.
Maradona, considered one of the best footballers in history, died at his home in Argentina at age 60, announced his agent and friend Matías Morla.
According to the Argentine press, Maradona, who trained the Argentines in Gymnastics and Fencing, suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in the province of Buenos Aires.
His football career, from 1976 to 2001, was marked by Argentina’s victory at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, and the two Italian titles and the UEFA Cup won in the service of the Italians in Naples.
Argentine President Alberto Fernández decreed three days of national mourning for the death of Maradona.
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