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The tens of tens of viewers who regularly tune into the BBC’s flagship channel, Red Button, witnessed a little bit of history on Thursday night: Palmeiras striker Rony taking the worst penalty of all time. A syncopated fusion of styles that incorporated the angled approach, the stutter, the hop, bebop, modal, slap bass, the shuffle, the hustle, the mashed potato, existential pondering, avant-garde performance art, and a pause to size up the situation as though lining up a long red from baulk, it was nothing less than a jazz odyssey. It was also not very successful, and made Simone Zaza look like Trevor Francis. Congratulations to Al Ahly on winning the shootout that decided third place at the Club World Cup.

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