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    Northern Ireland were taking Messi-style penalties way back in 1957! (watch)
And by Messi-style we mean this one. There's no way you've missed it.
But rewind 49 years and you'll find a couple of showboaters by the name of Blanchflower and McIlroy pull exactly the same trick in an international match between Northern Ireland and Portugal. True pioneers!
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