Is this possibly the greatest sporting moment of all time?

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Literal goosebumps when I watch this, and i'm not even a Watford fan!




It's the justice of it all, nothing else I think comes as close as being so karmic as this.

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I play a ton of Rocket League, but I still don't know enough about classic soccer to appreciate what I see there, so the following moment is the greatest of all time in my book.

 
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Wimbledon mens 2008 final for me. Yeah unbelievable match, history at stake, incredible finish after it goes the distance and finishes at dusk. Couldn't write it.
 
The one when the underdog scrappy underfunded team (sometimes the USA) goes up against the favourites who are really well funded (maybe even European)Also the coach is doing it because he is on community service or something plus he was really good when younger but gave it up due to injury or because he never followed his dreams and got a job (quel shock). Then the coach kisses some girl who he likes. They should make a movie about it. Ahh good times.
 
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Boaty McBoatface said:
It's the justice of it all, nothing else I think comes as close as being so karmic as this.

Feel free to share something like this!
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Karma, in the sense of the universe "righting a wrong", doesn't exist.
More likely that player, on some level, felt a sense of shame and got inside his own head and fucked up the attempt.
 
Boaty McBoatface said:
Literal goosebumps when I watch this, and i'm not even a Watford fan!




It's the justice of it all, nothing else I think comes as close as being so karmic as this.

Feel free to share something like this!
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Wow, this is the only video clip of "soccer" I've sat through that wasn't boring. Probably the greatest soccer play ever, yes.

It doesn't crack the top 10 sporting moments, though. No, not even close. It does have golf beat, though.
 
Slightly biased but this will forever be the greatest day in my life, watching my beloved Chelsea finally claim their spot upon the very top of European football and in such an epic manner, both the iconic equalising headered goal of Drogba or his winning penalty kick could take place for me so I thought I'd include both.

Beating the mighty Bayern in their own backyard, what a night.




 
Buck Martinez Smashed at home plate. Got the out and a broken leg and dislocated ankle to boot from it. Then got the tag from Bell's throw for the awesomest double play ever.

 


You'll never get a title race as close as this ever again. Potato quality sorry.

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Although just to pick one sporting moment is impossible, there's just too many



Or this my personal fav from the last few years:




Good to see some sports from over the pond, although the greatest moments are usually very personal as well. For example Blackpool going up to the premier league in the Wembley play off final for example was on of the most exciting, nail biting 90 minutes of football I've ever seen. But if you don't follow them then you won't understand what it meant to the fans. Charlie Adams' goal! Happy days.



Edit: Just watched it again, started crying.

Also who ever posted Streetfighter, lol.
 
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StreetsofBeige said:
Buck Martinez Smashed at home plate. Got the out and a broken leg and dislocated ankle to boot from it. Then got the tag from Bell's throw for the awesomest double play ever.

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Sadly buck has cancer. He's taking the season off to fight it. I like Buck. A great commenter. He's in my prayers
 
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US vs USSR, hockey, 1980:



I'm not even that much of a hockey fan, and to me, this is indisputably the greatest moment in sports history.
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That was one thing I only heard about but never saw clips till the internet age. Same with the 1972 Summit Series, Canada vs Soviets 8 game series. Soviets won Game 4 in Vancouver to make it Soviets up 2-1-1. They won the next game to make it 3-1-1, but Canada won the last three to win the series 4-3-1. Bought the DVD pack and the games are crazy how they played in the 70s compared to now.

Espo after losing Game 4 and Vancouver fans (as usual) booed the home team. Not the first time acting bad. They also rioted during the 1994 and 2011 cup finals when they lost. When they lose, that west coast fan base goes ape shit. The players were so pissed, Espo did a speech after the game.

 
It's this



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StreetsofBeige said:
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LMFAO 😂😂😂

For those of us who still like baseball, there's a similar one. Legendary. Bill Buckner of the Boston Red Sox against the New York Mets in the 1986 World Series lets the ball go between his legs in what should be a routine catch-and-throw to first base for an easy out. Instead, the error lets the Mets score and eventually go to Game 7 for the win of the overall series:



(Sorry for the grainy footage, that's the shortest video I could find quickly)

When you consider everything the Boston Red Sox had been through for -- at that point -- almost 70 years, this shit is hilarious.
 
Boaty McBoatface said:
Literal goosebumps when I watch this, and i'm not even a Watford fan!




It's the justice of it all, nothing else I think comes as close as being so karmic as this.

Feel free to share something like this!
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I don't even like soccer, but holy shit this is a truly fantastic end sequence. The celebration is deserved; hell even I got super excited!
 
StreetsofBeige said:
That was one thing I only heard about but never saw clips till the internet age. Same with the 1972 Summit Series, Canada vs Soviets 8 game series. Soviets won Game 4 in Vancouver to make it Soviets up 2-1-1. They won the next game to make it 3-1-1, but Canada won the last three to win the series 4-3-1. Bought the DVD pack and the games are crazy how they played in the 70s compared to now.

Espo after losing Game 4 and Vancouver fans (as usual) booed the home team. Not the first time acting bad. They also rioted during the 1994 and 2011 cup finals when they lost. When they lose, that west coast fan base goes ape shit. The players were so pissed, Espo did a speech after the game.

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Just watched it now and... Holy shit, what an awesome, heartfelt speech. Nicely said.

The stereotype of Canadians is that they're really nice, polite people (especially compared to us "rude" Americans). Didn't know they were dicks when it came to hockey though 😂
 
Best minigolf competition in the early 90s. In Montreal. Was never a better game since IMO.

 
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FunkMiller said:
Ayrton Senna's first lap at the 1993 Europe GP. Pure sorcery.

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And he won the "Sonic trophy" at that race
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Edit. One thing that no one remember is that Barrichello, in his rookie year with a Jordan, started the race at 12th and ended that lap in 4th.

After that I would say Senna last lap in Interlagos 91 under heavy rain with only the 6th gear in a car with drive stick. Just pumping the clutch at the last laps.

 
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German Hops said:
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Pete Carroll has to live with this his whole life. I know he made some bad calls back when he was the Head Coach at USC, but this is one of those "Hall of Fame" bad calls 😂

I was telling my buddy even before the play happened... Dude, the Seahawks are at the 1-yard line, on the verge of clinching their second Super Bowl in a row. They had arguably THE absolute best running back in the entire NFL that year in Marshawn Lynch. And they went... for a passing play. The second I saw the passing formation my buddy and I had a Star Wars-style "I've got a bad feeling about this" exchange. And alas... The bad feeling materialized 😂

Great job by the Patriots defense of course. But massive epic fail on the play-calling from the Seahawks.
 
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