I hope that this thread hasn't been completely forgotten about!
This photo will take some bit of explaining, though I'm sure the other football (er, soccer) fans on here will find it familiar. It dates back to 1953, at an international game between England (the home side) and Hungary.
England were of course the creators of the game, they'd never previously lost an international game on home soil. They were considered clear favourites as the match was dubbed 'the Match of the Century' and it did indeed live up to its name.
Only minutes after kickoff did the Hungarians score the opener, and the rest of the game continued in the same vein. The final score was 6-3 in favour of Hungary, as England were simply demolished. They proved to be tactically, technically and physically superior to the English team. Their movement off the ball, the continuous swapping of positions, playing little give-and-goes, all things which are now commonplace in the modern game, had never been witnessed let alone carried out before. They had invented all sorts of bizarre yet extremely effective formations and positions which were completely alien to England, as the English players often found themselves unaware of who to mark or where to go at any given time.
The Hungarian captain and star player, Ferenc Puskas (pictured above right), who has now gone into the annals of footballing history (rightly so too), is famous for his drag-back goal which completely bemused the England Captain Billy Wright. A writer from the Times later described it as 'a fire truck going to the wrong fire'.
I hope I didn't ramble on too long. It also holds a little extra meaning for me since my girlfriend is Hungarian.