Why former England goalkeeper is still annoyed with Maradona
Football
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AFP
| Nov 27, 2020
="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/football/2001392002/maradona-a-portrait-of-a-flawed-genius">Diego Maradona, who died aged 60 on Wednesday< night, possessed "greatness but not sportsmanship" said former England goalkeeper Peter Shilton who was was victim to ="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/football/2001395276/how-maradonas-hand-of-god-quote-went-round-the-world">the infamous "hand of god" goal in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final.<
Shilton told the Daily Mail he did not like that the Argentina football legend had never apologised for the first of his two goals in the 2-1 victory in Mexico.
="https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/sports/football/2001395222/facts-about-argentina-football-great-diego-maradona">Maradona<, who Shilton described as a "the greatest player I ever faced", went on to score twice more in the semi-final win over Belgium and lifted the World Cup after Argentina defeated West Germany in the final.
"What I don't like is that he never apologised," said Shilton. "Never at any stage did he say he had cheated and that he would like to say sorry."
The 125-time capped Shilton, who won the European Cup twice with Nottingham Forest, added: "My life has long been linked with that of Diego Maradona - and not in the way I would have liked."
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"But I am saddened to hear of his passing at such a young age. He was undoubtedly the greatest player I ever faced and my thoughts are with his family."
Shilton, 71, says England were still reeling from the "cheating" when Maradona scored his sublime second goal.
"It was a great goal but we were in no doubt - without the first goal he would not have scored the second," said Shilton.
Shilton, who reached the 1990 World Cup semi-finals where England lost to Germany on penalties, said he had rejected the chance to appear with Maradona several times.