Ali bennaceur et maradona biography

Nearly 30 years puzzle out Diego Maradona’s controversial “Hand of God” goal helped Argentina eat humble pie England regulate the 1986 World Trophy quarterfinals, representation soccer narrative enjoyed a reencounter that weekend appreciate the critique who allowed it fulfil happen.

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“This weekend I visited Tunisia instruct I confidential an tasty reunion become apparent to Ali Bennaceur,” Maradona wrote on Facebook on Monday.

“I gave him an Argentina shirt tell off he gave me representation picture draw round that play that hangs in his home. Futile dedication: ‘For Ali, discount eternal friend.’”

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Ali Ben Nasser

Tunisian football referee (born 1944)

Ali Ben Nasser (also spelled Ali Bennaceur, Arabic: علي بن ناصر; born 2 March 1944) is a Tunisian former football referee.^[1]

1986 FIFA World Cup

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Argentina-England refereeing dispute

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Nasser refereed the match between Argentina and England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, where the "Hand of God" and the "Goal of the Century" were scored by Argentine captain Diego Maradona to win the match. For the "Hand of God" goal, Maradona punched the ball into the net, however, Ben Nasser said that he did not see this and thought that Maradona had headed the ball.

Both Ben Nasser and his Bulgarian assistant linesman Bogdan Dochev blamed each other for the handball being missed. Ben Nasser said he waited for a signal from Dochev of a handball, but since none came, he awarded the goal. TV footage backs this up, as it shows Ben Nasser looking at him after the goal expectantly. Dochev, however, blamed Ben Nasser, saying that at the time assistant referees were not allowed by FIFA to discuss decisions with referees: whatever the referee decided was final. He suggested Ben Nasser's inexperience at the highest levels of football in World Cup was to blame.^[2][3]

Further appearances

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The football Diego Maradona used to score his Hand of God goal against England in the 1986 World Cup has emerged for sale after being kept in the referee’s cupboard for almost four decades. The Adidas Azteca ball was taken by Ali Bennaceur, the Tunisian referee, immediately after the famous game that Argentina controversially won 2-1. The retired match official, now aged 79, stored the ball in a cupboard at his home in Tunisia. He decided to auction off the piece of sporting memorabilia after seeing the number 10 shirt worn by Maradona in the same game sell for over £7 million earlier this year. Mr. Bennaceur intends to sell the ball for £3 million. He has two grown-up sons and plans to split the proceeds of the London sale with his family.

Speaking ahead of the auction next month, Mr. Bennaceur said that he did not see Maradona clearly punch the ball over England goalkeeper Peter Shilton and into the empty net: “(Refereeing) the ‘86 match was a dream come true,” adding: “As for Maradona’s first goal I couldn’t see the incident clearly, the two players Shilton and Maradona were facing me from behind. As per FIFA’s instructions issued before the tournament I looked to my linesman for confirmation of the validity of th