LONDON, June 28: Diego Maradona has reportedly apologised for his infamous ``Hand of God'' goal scored against England in the World Cup 12 years ago, according to British tabloid newspaper The News of the World.It quotes Maradona as saying: ``I realise that goal should not have stood and I am sorry for what happened. ``I did not want to offend anyone when I scored that goal. When I saw the ball go towards (goalkeeper) Peter Shilton it was like being a kid again I was having a laugh. ``But I had good fortune that God allowed the goal to stand. It should have been disallowed.''In 1996 he admitted having a ``few regrets'' about the goal. It came when Maradona punched a high cross over Shilton's head to put Argentina 1-0 ahead in the 51st minute of their World Cup quarter-final in Mexico in 1986.At the time Maradona described the goal as: ``a little bit Maradona, a little bit the hand of God.'' Argentina meet England in the second round of this year's World Cup in St Etienne on Tuesday.
