The goal’s name derives from Maradona’s initial response when asked whether he scored it legally. He said it was “a little with the head of Maradona and a little with the hand of God”. Later, Maradona acknowledged he had illegally handled the ball, saying he considered the goal “symbolic revenge” for the United Kingdom’s defeat of Argentina in the 1982 Falklands War.

see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona#Political_views