Peter Shilton: I will never forgive Maradona
Peter Shilton today insisted he would never forgive Diego Maradona for his Hand of God.
England's record appearance holder still blames the Argentina legend for not apologising after his infamous goal at the 1986 World Cup.
Shilton was beaten by Maradona when he punched the ball into the net as Argentina knocked England out in the quarter-finals.
The Three Lions were drawn against Italy, Uruguay, and Costa Rica yesterday for next year's World Cup in Brazil.
And Shilton, who won a record 125 caps for England, insisted he can never see Maradona saying sorry.
"He was the greatest player I played against but the way, after the game, he never apologised or admitted to it was wrong," he said.
"I went to Abu Dhabi recently and he wanted to shake hands with me and I said 'no'.
"It's just the fact I don't think he was a sportsman about it. I've seen goalkeepers cheat and pull the ball from behind the line, I've seen players cheat, but after the game they always said 'sorry I shouldn't have done it'. It's an instinct thing.
"If he came to England and apologised properly you'd never say never, but I don't think that's going to happen."
Major two-page interview inside Saturday's Express & Star
