Comments on: Hand of God 25 Years On http://backpagefootball.com/hand-of-god-25-years-on/20470/ Sat, 25 May 2013 14:18:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Bjorn http://backpagefootball.com/hand-of-god-25-years-on/20470/comment-page-1/#comment-42999 Bjorn Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:41:42 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=20470#comment-42999 For a country that scored the most disputed goal in any World Cup Final, whining over Diego’s goal is rather embarrassing, really.

]]> By: Gaurav Dhar http://backpagefootball.com/hand-of-god-25-years-on/20470/comment-page-1/#comment-42796 Gaurav Dhar Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:56:22 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=20470#comment-42796 Ah, I always connected it with the gliding quality of the goal itself, but that makes sense.

Maradona glided whenever the ball was at his feet.

]]> By: Arcadio Marcuzzi http://backpagefootball.com/hand-of-god-25-years-on/20470/comment-page-1/#comment-42790 Arcadio Marcuzzi Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:55:11 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=20470#comment-42790 Indeed! but the ‘Barrilete Cosmico’ is in reference to Maradona himself.

Everytime I hear that goal description i get major shivers!

“barrilete cosmico… de que planeta viniste?
(cosmic kite… what planet are you from?)

]]> By: Gaurav Dhar http://backpagefootball.com/hand-of-god-25-years-on/20470/comment-page-1/#comment-42671 Gaurav Dhar Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:44:52 +0000 http://backpagefootball.com/?p=20470#comment-42671 In most South American countries I believe the second goal is known as “el barrilete cosmico”, the cosmic kite, after a beautiful piece of commentary by Victor Hugo Morales.

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