Butcher still bitter as reunion looms

Former England defender Terry Butcher said he could not forgive Diego Maradona for his 'Hand of God' goal as the two old foes prepared to meet again 22 years after the infamous incident.

Butcher, now Scotland's assistant coach, still retains a burning sense of injustice over the goal that knocked England out of the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico.

Maradona takes charge of the Argentine national team for the first time in a friendly against Scotland at Hampden Park tomorrow.

"I'll never forgive him. It's not nice to lose a World Cup quarter-final under those circumstances, but that was 22 years ago and this isn't about that game," Butcher told Sky Sports.

"It is very interesting, very intriguing. But this is all about Scotland playing Argentina."

Butcher was among the array of bemused England defenders left trailing in Maradona's wake that day for the Argentine's second goal, widely regarded as one of the best ever scored.