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> same goal

Scoring against Getafe is not comparable to scoring against England in a world cup, specially when it is Argentina against England (in a game England invented) only a few years against the Falklands war. It's a great goal by Messi, but Maradona's goal has a place in history books.



Getafe today is better than Getafe 2004, for those of you wondering.


> Falklands war.

It seems the intersection of football and politics makes for outstanding games. Cometh the hour, cometh the man


> (in a game England invented)

It seems that soccer was invented in China, not in England. [0]

[0]: https://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-soccer-footb...


Did you read the link you posted?

> Records trace the history of soccer back more than 2,000 years ago to ancient China. Greece, Rome, and parts of Central America also claim to have started the sport; but it was England that transitioned soccer, or what the British and many other people around the world call “football,” into the game we know today.

In short: everyone lays claim to kicking around a ball, but England invented the modern game


When people talk about "the modern game", I think most would agree we're talking about passing to players running into a better position further up the pitch

The first rules established in England allowed no such thing. Forward passes were still not permitted (like Rugby). It was in Scotland where the offside rule that loosely resembles what it is today was actually invented, allowing players to spread themselves a bit more around the pitch.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_Game#Queens_Park_F...

After a few thumping defeats, the English sides had to evolve to remain competetive.


My understanding is that kicking something about with the aim of getting it somewhere or other existed in lots of different places, independently. The modern, codified game more or less resembling what we have today was invented in England.


> The modern, codified game more or less resembling what we have today was invented in England.

Arguably Scotland but we're used to England stealing our inventions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combination_Game#Queens_Park_F...




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