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Argentine Senator Wants Maradona on Country’s Bank Notes

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An Argentine senator wants to put Diego Maradona on the country’s bank notes and presented a project to Congress on Monday to get the late soccer star and possibly even his ‘Hand of God’ image on a 1,000-peso note.

The note, worth around $12.27 at Monday’s exchange rate, would feature Maradona’s face on one side and a picture of one of his most famous goals on the other, said the bill’s sponsor Senator Norma Durango.

Maradona’s two most famous goals came in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final . . .

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