Scholes and the “Hand of God” – Video
September 3, 2008 by Tony Baldwin
Filed under Sports, Sports Rumors
Manchester United’s Paul Scholes was sent off during the Red Devils’ 2-1 defeat against Zenit St. Petersburg last week in Mexico after receiving his second yellow card of the match, forcing a red card from the center referee. Scholes earned the boot from the contest after doing his best Diego Maradona impression on a cross into the box as he reached up with his hand and guided the ball past the keeper into the back of the net.
Scholes attempt was poor, however, as the ball was almost two feet over his head and even the commentators could clearly tell on the play that he had reached up and hit the ball with his hand. Check out the video of Scholes’ handball after the jump.
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Even though Man U lost in Super Cup action, Scholes is suspended for the first Champions League match on September 17 against Villarreal.
The so-called “Hand of God” was made famous by Maradona during Argentina’s victory in the quarterfinal round of the 1986 World Cup. Here is the video of Maradona’s handball, which was not as blatant of an attempt as Scholes’ and is still debated around the world today:
