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Anatomy of a Goal: 12 Years On From Lionel Messi's Stunning Solo GOAT Goal Against Getafe

When a goal is voted the Greatest of All Time at any club, it is a big deal. When it is given the GOAT nod at Barcelona, it's meteoric. It's seismic. It's United Nations-worthy. Unfortunately, the UN didn't see it that way, so they palmed it off on a mere 500,000 fans worldwide.

What did they select? This.

April 18th, 2007. A date where the US Supreme Court upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in a 5-4 decision (not quite 5-2, is it?). A date where Princess Haya Bint Al Hamzah, Princess of Jordan and spouse of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (prime minister of the UAE, and overseer of 90% of modern football clubs) celebrated her 33rd birthday (or maybe not, Wikipedia have it down as May 3rd).