Gary Lineker gets a grilling over Maradonna’s infamous hand of God goal in hilarious new The Assembly teaser

GARY Lineker is faced with an awkward moment from his past in a hilarious moment in The Assembly. 

The ITV1 series, which sees celebs grilled by inquisitive autistic, neurodivergent and/or learning disabled interviewers, puts Lineker in the firing line for the latest episode. 

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Gary Lineker is asked about Maradona’s Hand of God in The Assembly[/caption]

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The footballer says he knew from his teammate’s reaction that the goal was illegal[/caption]

During the chat, one interviewer brings up Lineker’s time on the England team – and the notorious illegal ‘Hand of God’ goal by Diego Maradona during the 1986 World Cup quarter finals. 

Asked how he felt about the moment, Lineker admits: “I wasn’t really that thrilled. 

“To be honest, I was on the other end of the pitch, but I could tell from my teammates, Terry Butcher and Peter Shilton, that they knew he had punched it in.” 

“If they had VARs that wouldn’t have happened, like seriously,” responded the interviewer, calling it “complete BS” which makes Lineker burst out laughing. 

The Hand Of God goal ultimately paved the way for Argentina to claim the World Cup, with Maradona later scoring a second goal, referred to as the Goal of the Century. 

Argentina won the game 2-1, with the Hand of God being allowed as referees did not have a clear view of the goal when it happened. 

When asked about it afterwards, Maradona claimed the goal was “a little with the head of Maradona, and a little with the hand of God”. 

He would later admit it was an illegal move on his part, but declared it ‘symbolic revenge’ for the Falklands War. 

The Assembly interview comes as Lineker, who has since become best known as a football pundit, announced he’s stepping down from Match of the Day at the end of the season. 

He will be replaced by the trio of Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan, and Mark Chapman. 

He will, however, be kept on to lead the Beeb’s coverage of the 2026 World Cup in the US and Mexico. 

He joins Danny Dyer, Jade Thirlwall and David Tennant in this new interview series, which has already been pinned for a second season following its success.

The Assembly: Gary Lineker airs tonight at 10pm on ITV1.

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Gary (pictured right) was on the other side of the pitch at the time[/caption]

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Gary is left laughing when the interviewer called the moment ‘complete BS’[/caption]

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Maradona’s goal paved the way for Argentina to win the game 2-1[/caption]