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1998 Vintage: The Michael Owen Goal

Why was Argentina running in circles? Because an 18-year-old kid from England ran past their entire defense so fast he almost left his jersey behind.

Part of the 44 Sports Jokes: The 1998 “MJ’s Last Dance & The Home Run Chase” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@Pixel_Addict10/15/1997 23:35LOL! My 14-inch CRT monitor just shook from my laughter.
@StarWars_Nerd09/09/2000 02:40The farce is strong with this one!
@SimCity_Mayor10/03/1998 19:06Reticulating splines... and laughing hard!
@Terminator_2_Fan01/13/2002 19:52Hasta la vista, baby! Funny!
@Neo_The_One05/21/1998 02:00I know kung-fu... and this joke!
@Grinds_My_Gears06/03/2005 01:08You know what really grinds my gears? Bad humor. This is good!
@This_Is_Fine_Dog11/30/2004 14:03Everything is fine. I’m just laughing.
@Reddit_Original12/07/2008 14:36The front page of the internet... in 1999!
@Hat_Tip_Sir03/02/2009 22:32M’lady... this joke is superb.
@Me_Gusta_Face04/25/1998 16:02Me Gusta this joke. Very much.

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