Argentina–England football rivalry who punched the ball into the England net with his hand. The goal was allowed to stand by the referee, who did not see the infringement, much to the fury of the English team and its fans. The goal, dubbed the "Hand of God goal" after Maradona's tongue-in-cheek description of how it was scored, has become infamous in England, particularly as England went on to lose the game and Argentina later won the tournament. Also in this game, Maradona scored a second goal, voted in 2002 as the best goal in World Cup history, before English striker Gary Lineker pulled
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