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On June 22, 1986, Diego Armando Maradona scored perhaps the most famous goal in football history. In the World Cup quarterfinal against England, the Argentine visibly used his fist to score the 1-0 for (almost) everyone involved.
However, the former superstar never patented the “Hand of God”—at least, nothing of the sort is known to us.
The same apparently applies to Oliver Kahn, who, exactly 25 years ago to the day, reached deep into Maradona’s bag of tricks.
In a Bundesliga match against Hansa Rostock, the Titan also scored with his fist after a corner kick. Unlike the original, however, the copy of the Hand of God was disallowed. What’s more: Kahn was even sent off for this action.
Two and a half decades later, the former Bayern keeper takes it all in stride. On 'X', Kahn shared a video of his supposed goal and humorously added: “Contrary to my belief at the time, goalkeepers are not allowed to play the ball with their hands in both penalty areas.”
As modest as ever, he added: “Nevertheless, it earned me legendary status.”
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