He could never have known it, but when England's midfielder Steve Hodge exchanged shirts with Diego Maradona after England played Argentina in the 1986 World Cup Finals, he was bankrolling his retirement.
Maradona's shirt form that iconic quarter-final match, which saw England eliminated from the competition in Mexico, has now fetched £7.1 million at auction.
The value of the shirt has been inflated because it was worn by Maradona, possibly the greatest player to have ever lived, in a game which saw both one of the most infamous and the most famous goals ever scored.
Ironically, Hodge was involved in the incident that led to the first goal. He was passing the ball back to the goalkeeper, Peter Shilton, before Maradona used his cunning to leap and reach the ball with his hand.
Maradona gave Argentina the lead with his 'Hand of God' goal early in the second half at the Azteca stadium in Mexico City, and ultimately knocked the English out, when he followed that up with the 'Goal of the Century' a few minutes later.
The diminutive striker dribbled round half of the England team before sliding the ball past Shilton.
Despite a late flurry from England, Argentina won the game 2-1 and went on to win the competition.
The auction of Maradona's shirt is a handsome payday for Hodge, 59, who has been in possession of the treasured garment for the last 35 years, although for two decades it has been on display at the Museum of Football in Manchester.
Presumably, Hodge never has to work again if the mood takes him. But what are the rest of the Class of '96' doing now….
The iconic garment was valued at between £4-6million but at auction it fetched £7.1m
Peter Shilton
Goalkeeper
Occupation: Author, media personality
Peter Shilton, 72, has never completely come to terms with Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' goal at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico in 1986.
The England keeper, who won 125 caps and was captain on the day, praised Maradona as one of the greatest following his death in November 2020, but admitted that goal still saddens him.
Recalling the quarter-final, Shilton told Mail Online following his death: 'None of us expected what happened next. How could we? He challenged me for a high, looping ball, but knew he wouldn't get it with his head, so he punched it into the net. A clear offence. Cheating.'
Maradona scored his infamous 'Hand of God' goal against England in the 1986 World Cup
'As he ran away to celebrate, he even looked back twice, as if waiting for the referee's whistle. He knew what he had done. Everybody did — apart from the referee and two linesmen.'
Shilton amassed 1,005 league appearances in 31-year career, which included two European Cups with Nottingham Forest. But his success on the field masked his struggles off it.
The former keeper suffered a 45-year addiction to gambling. Last year, Shilton and his wife, Steph, whom he married in 2016, published a self-help book for other addicts called, 'Saved'.
The couple have since supported people with gambling problems. As well as writing, Shilton makes appearances as an after-dinner speaker and appears regularly on the media. They now live in Essex.
Gary Stevens
Right back
Occupation: Physiotherapist
An attacking right back, Stevens won two First Division titles in the mid-1980s and a European Cup-Winners' Cup with Everton.
He went on to join Graeme Sourness's eclectic Rangers team and won six consecutive Scottish championships.
Since his retirement, Stevens, 59, has been voted by Everton fans as the club's greatest ever right back. In an illustrious career, at a time when Everton matched rivals Liverpool, Stevens won 46 caps.
Gary Stevens (right playing against the Republic of Ireland) won 46 caps for England
Stevens studied four years for a degree after his career and now works as a physiotherapist
When his playing days were over, and following a divorce, Stevens studied for four years for a degree, partly funded by selling memorabilia gathered during his career.
In 2011, he emigrated to Perth in Western Australia, where he met his South African wife, Louise, and he works as a physiotherapist. He admits that occasionally people recognise him, which is a mystery to his children.
Tragedy struck the family in November last year when Stevens' four-year-old son, Jack, lost a battle with a rare form of cancer. The couple also have two older children.
Everton and Stevens' former team mates led the tributes.
Terry Fenwick
Centre-Half
Occupation: Runs football coaching company and media pundit in the Caribbean
A tough-tackling defender Fenwick, whose clubs included, Crystal Palace, Queen's Park Rangers and Tottenham Hotspur, once blamed Diego Maradona for wrecking his international career in 90 minutes.
The Argentinian talisman left Fenwick for dead in the Azteca stadium that day in1986, as he dribbled around half the England team and Shilton, to score the 'goal of the century'.
Fenwick, 62, who won 20 England caps, later admitted the experience of England's elimination from the World Cup in Mexico following that and the 'Hand of God' goal, left him 'bitter and twisted' for 20 years.
Terry Fenwick admits he tried to kick Diego Maradona out of the game in Mexico
Former centre-half settled in Trinidad and Tobago where he's been a successful manager
The son of a coal miner from County Durham, Fenwick was a tough lad, but he said he met his match in Maradona. The Englishman clattered Maradona four times in the second half and forced him from the field, but after almost five minutes off the pitch receiving treatment, the Argentinian bounced back and was straight in Fenwick's ear.
'I didn't say two words to him but he was chatting to me from start to finish.' Fenwick told the Press Association.
After his playing days, Fenwick forged a career in management, taking charge of Portsmouth, Northampton Town and non-league Ashford Town, but he found his vocation – and love - in the Caribbean.
The centre-half made his home in Trinidad and Tobago where he has enjoyed managerial success, winning the professional league four times.
Fenwick married Reyna Kowlessar, a Trinidadian lawyer, in January 2014, according to local media. In January 2020 he took over the management of the national team, but after a disappointing spell in charge in which Trinidad and Tobago failed to qualify for the World Cup, his contract was terminated last year.
Fenwick provides Premier League analysis on Caribbean TV and runs a football coaching company. He has said he would like to retired in Trinidad.
Terry Butcher
Centre Back
Occupation: Media Personality... and President of the Trawlerboys
An imposing centre-half, who epitomised the bulldog spirit when in an England jersey, Butcher has now gone full circle in football.
Born in Singapore, the 63-year-old discovered his love for the game in Suffolk on Normanston Park Pitch One with Ashlea Boys Club and at Crown Meadow, the home of Lowestoft Town, nicknamed the Trawlermen.
Butcher signed for Ipswich Town aged 17 and never looked back. He won the UEFA Cup in 1981 with the Tractor Boys, before moving to Rangers, where he bagged three league titles, picking up 77 England caps along the way.
Terry Butcher was an excellent servant in England's defence but could not stop Maradona
Formr centre back had a long career playing and managing and is now a successful pundit
A long career in football management, spanning 28 years, eased into a burgeoning media career and Butcher is a regular TV and radio pundit.
But last year, he went back to where it all began – Crown Meadow – agreeing to become the president of Lowestoft Town, a semi professional outfit in the Southern League.
Attending the club's first game of the season with his dad, Butcher told the Lowestoft Journal: 'it is something I never ever thought about and it is a really nice honour to have. To be recognised and to be asked to become the club president is fantastic and I am keen to help the club and raise the profile.'
Kenny Sansom
Left Back
Occupation: Not known
Arsenal and England legend Kenny Sansom enjoyed a wonderful career as a footballer, but life has been hard for the former left back in the years that have followed.
Sansom has battled an alcohol and gambling addiction since the 1990s, which has soaked up all his money from the game. However, a loving family has brought the veteran of a European Championship, two World Cups and a League Cup winner back from the brink
The 63-year-old tried to confront his problems on many occasions but alcoholism led to the breakdown of his marriage and triggered a sequence of other social issues including homelessness and depression. He has been in and out of hospital.
Kenny Sansom was an Arsenal and England legend, but he struggled after his career
Sansom suffered from alcohol addiction, but is now a recovering alcoholic
The crisis came to a head in 2020, when Sansom was left fighting for his life after he was allegedly beaten up in a drunken row. His family were at his bedside at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.
While he recovered, Sansom was diagnosed with a degenerative brain disorder. But there was better news in February this year, when The Sun reported the former England star, who has been sober for nearly two years, had posted a wedding picture with daughter Natalie on social media.
He wrote: 'I just wanted to say how proud I was to walk my daughter Natalie down the aisle.'
Sansom won 86 caps for England.
Trevor Steven
Midfield
Occupation: Media pundit and business ambassador
Bracketed with David Beckham for his crossing ability, the talented Trevor Steven won league titles in three countries during his 17-year playing career.
Steven won the French Championnat in 1992 with Marseille, two First Division titles at Everton, in 1985 and 1987 and seven championships at Rangers between 1989 and 1996.
The 58-year-old only spent a year in France with Marseille, which was initially challenging because he could not speak French.
Trevor Steven had a very successful playing career winning league titles in three countries
However, he loved it and threw himself into the culture and language, and still speaks
