20 Of The Biggest Refereeing Blunders You’ll Ever See in a Professional Game

3. “Hand of God”

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Diego Maradona is one of the five best soccer players of all-time. In the 1986 World Cup, Maradona scored arguably the greatest goal in history, and also the most infamous. Both took place in the quarterfinals against England. The first goal is known as “the hand of God.” Maradona made a deft run into the box, splitting multiple defenders before punching the ball past the keeper. The ref missed the hand ball and the goal stood. To be fair, Maradona’s second goal, aka “the goal of the century,” was incredible, but had the hand ball been called, there is no telling how the match would have finished.