The fact that his second goal, a few minutes later, was a work of genius was overshadowed by the raging controversy over the first. "I was part of the melee that heard the quote," Gowar, who went on to cover all four of Maradona's World Cups and 10 in all, said. Some, Gowar says, did not believe he actually said it, perhaps upset that they had missed the quote of the decade. "They were not trying to dispute that he had used his hand," Gowar recalls. "Did we Argentines believe then that England would be just another hurdle easily overcome on the way to what was to be their second World Cup title?

Source: bd News24 November 25, 2020 22:52 UTC