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I was waiting for my teammates to embrace me, and no one came. I told them, 'Come hug me, or the referee isn't going to allow it.' It was the hand of Diego.

— Diego Maradona

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Source: Closest he came (in 2005) to admitting to cheating in the 1986 game in: "The Hand of God", World Football Journey.
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