The hand of God the song "La mano de Dios" in homage to Diego Maradona, his great idol. In the first round of the 1990 World Cup between Argentina and the USSR, in the first half of the 0-0 draw, a Soviet attack could not end in a goal as Diego Maradona intercepted the shot with "the hand of God" without the referee noticing it. In the second leg of the play-off for the 2010 World Cup between Ireland and France, William Gallas's goal, which scored the 1-1 draw and qualified France for the World Cup, was made possible by another controversial move, a
The Hand of God (2004 Battlestar Galactica) Colonial Movers freighter from the original series. Apollo's attack run through the mine shaft is an homage to "Star Wars". Show composer Bear McCreary said "The Hand of God" was one of his favorite episodes to score of the first season and described it as "a lot of fun." "The Hand of God" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Series in 2005. It lost to "Lost"'s pilot episode. Susan Tankersley of Television Without Pity gave "The Hand of God" an A-, calling the action sequences "pretty awesome". Simon Brew of Den of